A visit to the Smith 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 Smith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery:
37.3349, -79.8578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Botetourt County<2>.
The county seat for Botetourt County is located in Fincastle. Fincastle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Smith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laymantown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Laymantown Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown Cemetery
- Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Ruddell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ruddell Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Hollins Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hollins Memorial Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollins Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Hollins.
- The Hollins Memorial Park has also been known as:
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oldfields Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221029 <5>
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tombstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Foutz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Foutz Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutz Cemetery
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lawhorn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawhorn Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richard Carver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
- Old Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lick Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laymantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Apple Tree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Vinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Montgomery Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Villamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sunset Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Hanging Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Goodview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Haymakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Fincastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
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 Smith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Botetourt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fincastle
- Roanoke
- Salem
- Vinton
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 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Botetourt 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487334 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487334 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: Botetourt
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewartsville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3348587 Lon: -79.857816
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, 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 from Point A (ie- Smith 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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