A visit to the Smoketown 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 Smoketown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smoketown Cemetery:
39.4579, -77.9058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smoketown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smoketown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies just to the west of the Smoketown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smoketown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smoketown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smoketown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Old Stone Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vancleveville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vancleveville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleveville Cemetery
- Old German Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Old Norbourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Norbourne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norbourne Cemetery
- Norborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Norborne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne Cemetery
- Douglas Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kearneysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kearneysville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearneysville Cemetery
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Wesley Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Light Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Light Cemetery #1 is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery #1
- Providence Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tuscarora Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Reformed Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Reformed Graveyard is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Graveyard
- Shepherds Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shepherds Graveyard is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Graveyard
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smoketown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smoketown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swan Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scrabble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Bedington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bardane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Antietam Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Falling Waters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darkesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Sharpsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hedgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Jefferson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Antietam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Spielman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Williamsport Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Fairplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ranson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <6>
- Eakles Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Breathedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Lappans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lappans is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
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 Smoketown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smoketown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles Town
- Gerrardstown
- Keedysville
- Martinsburg
- Ranson
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
- Williamsport
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 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 Smoketown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Berkeley 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 Smoketown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727630 (Smoketown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727630 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: Berkeley
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martinsburg
- Location given for Smoketown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4578767 Lon: -77.90583
- 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 Berkeley, 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- Smoketown 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. |