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:
38.0793, -82.3643
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dan Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dan Wallace Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Finley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Muck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Muck Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Marilyn Napier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Lycans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lycans Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycans Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Jarett Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pat Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pat Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Maynard Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Longpoint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Longpoint Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longpoint Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Stiltner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltner Cemetery
- John Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The John Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Napier Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Frasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasher Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis 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:
- Kiahsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Doane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Cove Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- East Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Nestlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Wilsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Wewanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fort Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Hode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Harts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Stonecoal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hubbardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Louisa
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #1546963 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546963 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kiahsville
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0792579 Lon: -82.364314
- 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 Wayne, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |