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:
38.5993, -81.7207
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 Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Jeffries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jeffries Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Shamblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shamblin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamblin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Barnette Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Bowles Ridge Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Crank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crank Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crank Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Boggess Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery 1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery 1 is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery 1
- Duff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff 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:
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Red House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Legg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Poca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Eleanor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cicerone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Statts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Cross Lanes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Nitro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Grimms Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
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 Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cross Lanes
- Nitro
- Nitro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nitro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 #1546973 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546973 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sissonville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5992565 Lon: -81.7206849
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |