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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Cemetery

Lat:   35.5776°   (35° 34' 39")

Lon:   -84.9294°   (-84° 55' 45")

The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Rhea County<2>.

The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies just to the southwest of the Smyrna Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.

  • Pierce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Hurst Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Newby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newby Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Paine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paine Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Evens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evens Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Sneed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sneed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sneed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sneed Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Porter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Waterhouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waterhouse Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Mynatt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mynatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mynatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mynatt Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Locke Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Locke Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Pritchett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Spears Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spears Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Norman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Hazelwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Slave Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slave Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • DeArmond Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeArmond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeArmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeArmond Cemetery is located in Meigs County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Meigs County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Meigs County
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Meigs County
    • DeVaney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeVaney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeVaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeVaney Cemetery is located in Rhea County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Cumberland Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
    • Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Decatur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
    • Goodfield is located in Meigs County
  • Ogden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Rhea County
  • Beta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
    • Beta is located in Meigs County
  • Lakewood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
  • Summer City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
  • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
    • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
  • Cute ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
    • Cute is located in Meigs County
  • Graysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ninemile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
      • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jewett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
      • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
    • Burke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Cumberland County
    • Sewee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
      • Sewee is located in Meigs County
    • Pikeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
    • Birchwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lamontville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
      • Lamontville is located in McMinn County
    • Roddy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roddy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
      • Roddy is located in Rhea County
    • Surprise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Meigs County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
    • Pioneer Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County

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 Rhea County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smyrna Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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:

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 #1320277  (Smyrna Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1320277 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Evensville
    • County: Rhea         Elev: 275
    • Location given for GNIS #1320277 (Smyrna Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Rhea, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smyrna Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5776, Longitude: -84.9294       In this case, the coordinates for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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