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:
36.8832, -81.7879
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 Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Fullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fullen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullen Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Aistrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Aistrop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aistrop Cemetery
- Tumbling Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mahanaim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mahanaim Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanaim Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McCreadys Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Collie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Collie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collie Cemetery
- Broady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Broady Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broady Cemetery
- McNew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Whitely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitely Cemetery
- Littrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Littrell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littrell Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Fullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fullen Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullen Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Allison Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
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- Saltville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cardwell Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Clinchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Glade Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paintlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Loves Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Seven Mile Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Elk Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Claypool Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Lowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Masada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Honaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brumley Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Raven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pounding Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glade Spring
- Honaker
- Richlands
- Saltville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Smyth 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 #1487330 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487330 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 550 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saltville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8831694 Lon: -81.7878977
- 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 Smyth, 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 things 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. |
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