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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Cemetery:
35.6495, -85.1208
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the southwest of the Smyrna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smyrna Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Smyrna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Iron Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Beaverhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaverhill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverhill Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Summer City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Summer City Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett 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 Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ninemile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Brayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Brockdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Erasmus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Pailo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Todd Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Lakewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Sweetgum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
- Location given for Smyrna Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6495126 Lon: -85.1207917
- 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 Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smyrna 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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