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:
36.6476, -82.5577
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the west southwest 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 22 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.
- Estill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Catron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Catron Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobston View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hobston View Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobston View Cemetery
- Holston View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holston View Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston View Cemetery
- Wilhem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilhem Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhem Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Quillin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Abijah Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Abijah Alley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abijah Alley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Spencer Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Akard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Akard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Newland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newland Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Culbutson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Culbutson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbutson Cemetery
- Solon Addington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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:
- Gate City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weber City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Morrison City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Snowflake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Hiltons
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Horace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Rotherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Borden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Blackmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Beechwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Orebank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Maces Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Block City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
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 Scott 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 begin with 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 Scott 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 #1474724 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474724 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gate City
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6475998 Lon: -82.5576536
- 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 Scott, 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' 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> | 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. |