A visit to the Smyrna 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 Smyrna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Cemetery:
37.3868, -78.4867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Buckingham County<2>.
The county seat for Buckingham County is located in Buckingham. Buckingham lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Smyrna Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Smyrna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Friedman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Friedman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedman Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Bapist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
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- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Cemetery
- Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
- The Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Olive Branch Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369130 <5>
- Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Branch UMC Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
- The Olive Branch UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olive Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51541 <5>
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sulphur Spring Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sheppards
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Curdsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Tuggle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Hurtsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Farmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Guinea Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Blake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Cotton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dillwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Buckingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alcoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Pamplin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Mount Vinco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Gravel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trents Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
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 Smyrna Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buckingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckingham
- Cumberland
- Dillwyn
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
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 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buckingham 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1501602 (Smyrna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1501602 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: Buckingham
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willis Mountain
- Location given for Smyrna Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3868165 Lon: -78.4866649
- 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 Buckingham, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smyrna 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. |