A visit to the Smyrna 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 Smyrna Cemetery ...
The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arnett Cemetery
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Arnett Cemetery
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Beaverhill Cemetery
- The Beaverhill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Brushy Cemetery
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Gentry Cemetery
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Hale Cemetery
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
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- Henson Cemetery
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Hutcheson Cemetery
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Iron Hill Cemetery
- The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Knight Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Pendergrass Cemetery
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Rollins Cemetery
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Summer City Cemetery
- The Summer City Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Worthington Cemetery
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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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 Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Brayton
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
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- Brockdell
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
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- Bryan Hill
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
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- Burke
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
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- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
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- Cumberland Spring
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
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- Dayton
- Erasmus
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
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- Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Jewett
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
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- Lake Tansi Village
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lakewood Village
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lantana
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
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- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
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- Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Ninemile
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
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- Ogden
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
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- Pailo
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
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- Pikeville
- Spring City
- Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
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- Sweetgum
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
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- Todd Town
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
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- Winesap
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
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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 Smyrna Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Pikeville
- Spencer
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270737 (Smyrna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270737 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smyrna Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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