Smith Cemetery GPS at N 35.37477 X W -87.01402. See Mr. Nathan Smith's letter below.
While traveling East Turn south (right) off of Hwy 129 across from Lynnwood Cemetery, but 300 feet east of Lynnwood Cemetery and drive up the field road to the old fallen house thicket using the field road into the place. After you come to the tree line turn right up the slope and drive west along the brush line almost to the end at top of the hill.
Turn into the brush going south and look for an overgrown chain link fence. There you will see a fence and the gate is there. Careful it is slippery and steep going down to the level of the cemetery.
My grandmother talked to me (Nathan Smith b. abt 1924)about this 75 years ago. I have walked there many times before when it was not overgrown. My son and I used to hunt there in the 50's and 60's when living in Memphis. Grandma Nathan Smith told me the house slaves were buried about where the two corner chain link posts are located closest to the house. That would be the NE and SE corners.
Mr Arnold Williams is the owner of the place. He lives down Hwy 31 (west side) a mile.
To: Wayne Austin From: Nathan Smith Date:7 Jul 2016.
In a message dated 7/4/2016 8:35:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wayneal1@aol.com writes:
Nathan I am Wayne Austin the party looking for the Smith Cemetery across from Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville Tennessee. I see you have been talking to Mary Bob about clearing the brush from the Smith Cemetery.
So you are confirming the cemetery is in the upper (western) part of that thicket on the upper side. It is a big thicket in center of the field where the old house stood. The brush and briars in that area are very thick. Mr Arnold Williams the land owner knows where it is except he has no interest. I am happy to go there and clear some brush sometime but that is a winter time task.
I know the Owners, the Williams because they have two or three cemeteries on their property I have visited. The Evans Cemetery and the two Tacker Cemeteries. I had to contact them to get into the Tacker Cemetery, but the Evans Cem has a clear right of way.
I don't think their patients from Cemetery visitors is very high, but don't see you having problems?
C. Wayne Austin wayneal1@aol.com
Mapping from ACME Mapper 2.1 & Google mapping. Modified and added here 11 Oct 2012 by C. Wayne Austin. Revised 29 Aug 2016.
