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:
36.6190, -83.4227
The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County<1>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Edds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edds Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Wares Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wares Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Cemetery
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosenbalm Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenbalm Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
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- Lemarr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lemarr Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemarr Cemetery
- Monday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Pillion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Clarkson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
- Harkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- Suber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Suber Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suber Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Edd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edd Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- McLin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ewing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pathfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Xenophon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Twila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shawanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harrogate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sneedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Varilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Caney Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Wallins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Miracle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Cumberland Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Coldiron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yount Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Cawood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- New Tazewell
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
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 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #1474723 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474723 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coleman Gap
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6192525 Lon: -83.4215733
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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