Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Smithland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Smithland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Smithland is located in Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Smithland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithland:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Smithland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Flintville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Gattistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Corder Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Howell Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Clarks Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Elk Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Raus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cortner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Shelbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Southgate Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Ruthledge Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Lexie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Beans Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Estill Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Decherd
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Wheelerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Frankewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Dickson Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Trigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Delina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Yell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hytop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Hollytree
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Skyline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Caro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Elkwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Meridianville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Country Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Mercury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Ryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithland, see our County-by-County Page for Smithland.
Cemeteries Near Smithland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Smithland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bostick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1443 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Smithland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flintville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Kelso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lexie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Elora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithland.
Newspapers Published in Smithland ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithland, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Smithland:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smithland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Smithland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |