A visit to the Smotherman Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Smotherman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smotherman Cemetery:
35.7095, -86.5058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smotherman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Smotherman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smotherman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Smotherman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smotherman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Smotherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Sudberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sudberry Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Romans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Romans Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Steagall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Steagall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steagall Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Putman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Putman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Waverly Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Holden - Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smotherman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smotherman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
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- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Eagleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Burns Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- College Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Allisona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Holts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Caney Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Smotherman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smotherman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murfreesboro
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Smotherman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Smotherman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1303699 (Smotherman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303699 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rover
- Location given for Smotherman Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7095116 Lon: -86.5058257
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smotherman Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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