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:
36.9554, -82.1715
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 Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the southeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Cleveland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51178 <5>
- Grizzle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzle Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Hackney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- Artrip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Ashbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ashbrook Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Grizzle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzle Cemetery
- Artrip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Carterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Artrip
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Carrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Dante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dickensonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bucu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Barnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Council
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Dwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Honaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Holston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Brumley Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
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 Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Honaker
- Lebanon
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 Russell 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 #1474728 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474728 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 575 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carbo
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9553848 Lon: -82.1715245
- 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 Russell, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |