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 Smithville (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 Smithville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Smithville is located in DeKalb County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Cannon, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Smithville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithville:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Smithville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Philippi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Young Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Dowelltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowelltown
- Dowelltown is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowelltown <2>
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Bluewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Auburntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Cannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
- Burt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Burgen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Hollow Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Nameless
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Rough Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
- Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <2>
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Overton County
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan's Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Boma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Lafayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
- Burgess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Southtown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Cookeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
- Cookeville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <2>
- Park Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Readyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readyville
- Readyville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readyville <2>
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Dillton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Chestnut Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Gordonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <2>
- Bluff Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Shaver Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
- South Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Monoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Defeated
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Difficult
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Dixon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Bone Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Laurelburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Cummingsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Sweetgum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Dibrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Gath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Fall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Daylight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Campaign
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Centertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- McMinnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <2>
- Shellsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Fanchers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Darkey Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Quebeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebeck
- Quebeck is located in White County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quebeck <2>
- Doyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Cherry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Clarktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Cottage Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Statesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <2>
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Cainsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Doaks Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithville, see our County-by-County Page for Smithville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Smithville ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Smithville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Smithville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Smithville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Smithville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Smithville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coffee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Overton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rutherford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Smith County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cannon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of DeKalb County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of DeKalb County
Cemeteries Near Smithville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithville.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Cemetery
- Bonham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonham Cemetery
- Whorton Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whorton Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #635026 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
- Brassel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brassel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brassel Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150199 <5>
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tittsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tittsworth Cemetery
- Aaron Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aaron Cantrell Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantrell Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adcock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318096 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Smithville had a population of 572 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Smithville had a population of 4,978 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Keltonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keltonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
- Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
- Peeled Chestnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeled Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Dowelltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowelltown
- Dowelltown is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowelltown <2>
- Drop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Dibrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Temperance Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
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- Silver Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- Silver Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Point <2>
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Smith County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
- Silver Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Smithville: www.smithvilletn.com/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Smithville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9575, Longitude: -85.8115 |
| <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. |
| <6> | 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 Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |