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:
38.1570, -82.4752
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 just to the north northeast of the Smith Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Crabtree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Joels Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Joels Branch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joels Branch Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Bartram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bartram Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Cemetery
- Watts & Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Cassidy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Lower Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Napier Cemetery
- Upper Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Upper Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Napier Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Community Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fort Gay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Dunlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Kiahsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Potters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Smoky Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Nestlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Durbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Fallsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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 #1546965 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546965 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: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wayne
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1570316 Lon: -82.4751532
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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 'straight-line' 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. |