A visit to the Smoot ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smoot. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smoot (FG ID #2209910).
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 Smoot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smoot:
38.0595, -81.8204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smoot has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Smoot is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the north northwest of the Smoot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smoot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 45 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Smoot.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smoot, with the nearest first.
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smoot Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green - Bias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green - Bias Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green - Bias Cemetery
- The Green - Bias Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544552 <1>
- Green Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Billups Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burwell Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Family Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vandelinde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Price Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tawney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rathburn Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canterberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gomez Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooper's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Dolin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atkins - Halstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gunnoes - Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Echols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Smoot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smoot, with the nearest first:
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Price Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uneeda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quinland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramage
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Secoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Hewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Julian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clothier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bigson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Layville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Smoot. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smoot.
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 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 Smoot:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Smoot:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2209910
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smoot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |