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:
38.2370, -82.5982
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 east 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 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.
- Zelda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Zelda Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Blacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Ogle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ogle Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle Cemetery
- The Ogle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Fork Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977163 <5>
- Matovich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Matovich Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matovich Cemetery
- Hatton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Rawles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rawles Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawles Cemetery
- McIntier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McIntier Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntier Cemetery
- Kinner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lakin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin Cemetery
- Plymal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Plymal Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymal Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Riggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Cemetery
- Hatten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hatten Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatten Cemetery
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:
- Buchanan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Durbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Fallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Big Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Estep ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Potters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Boltsfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fort Gay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
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. 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 like to start 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 #1546968 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546968 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: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prichard
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2370286 Lon: -82.5982133
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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' (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. |