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:
37.3209, -81.9962
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 Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies just to the west southwest of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Mullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
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- Shortridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Shortridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cantrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Matney
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- Paynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Paynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
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- Grundy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Royal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
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- Janey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Vansant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mavisdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Kelsa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Height
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Height
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
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- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Leemaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
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- Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Rowe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Iaeger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wyoming City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
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 Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Buchanan 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 #1474739 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474739 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patterson
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3209444 Lon: -81.9962378
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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 Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |