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:
36.7373, -83.0196
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville 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 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Lee Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Memorial Gardens
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The York Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
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- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Hyden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hyden Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
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:
- Pennington Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Ely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Fleenortown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Blackwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Cranks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Dizney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Holmes Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Keokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rawhide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Darnell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Van
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Closplint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Kyles Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kenvir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Hubbard Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Louellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Short Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Darkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Cawood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
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. 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.
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 #1474725 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474725 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: 475 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ben Hur
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7373109 Lon: -83.0196113
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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 Lee, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |