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:
37.1784, -81.8032
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 Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hurt Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Raven.
- The Hurt Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Garland Hurt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436889 <5>
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hankins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Altizer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Altizer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer Cemetery
- Altizer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Altizer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Red Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Bearwallow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peapatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Steeleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pounding Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Dye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Sayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Paintlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Jackson Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Newhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- War
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
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 Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Richlands
- War
- War lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
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 Tazewell 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 #1474738 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474738 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 891 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jewell Ridge
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1784465 Lon: -81.8031705
- 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 Tazewell, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |