Located near Piney Flats on private property overlooking Boone Lake. There are at least thirty unmarked graves, perhaps more. Transcribed and photographed June 2007 by Sharon Steele-Smith.

GPS coordinates: 36.470368, -82.336957

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(ACKARD), Sarah A. Smith December 17, 1894 – August 7, 1887 wife of J.H. Ackard

CROSS, Abraham Tennessee Pvt., Hicks NC Co.   Revolutionary War marker

CROSS, Addie 1871-1889  must be Adelia Cross, daughter of Samuel L. Cross

CROSS, Adeline 1837-1890 Wife of John F. Cross; maiden name Shoun

CROSS, Clint C. 1894-1897 probably a son of Samuel L. Cross

CROSS, Infant daughter of S. L. and S. C. Cross 1900 (Odd that it’s marked 1900, since her mother died in 1892)

CROSS, John F. 1832-1910  Son of Elijah Cross II and Catherine Cook

CROSS, Laura J. wife of S. L. Cross 1871-1898  (Samuel L. Cross)

CROSS, Samuel L. 1849-1921 Grandson of Elijah Cross (Abraham’s brother or half-brother),  s/o Elijah Cross II, War of 1812 Veteran (buried at Muddy Creek) and Mary “Polly” Malone.

CROSS, Sarah H. C. wife of S.L. Cross 1852-1892   Maiden name Webb; married Jan 1, 1871 in Sullivan County.

CRUSSELL, Henry Martin   16 Jun 1866 – 17 Feb 1933    Wife: Sally Phillips. Parents: William and Katherine Elizabeth Crussell. Siblings: Nathanael (b. 22 Apr 1860, d. 19 Jul 1861), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1868, d. 5 Aug 1869) and Florence Tennessee (b. 5 Dec 1869, d. 8 Aug 1895.) Source: Family Bible. Henry has a new headstone at New Hope Cemetery but this headstone is just across the southeast fence line from the Smith-Cross Cemetery. SB

MALONE, Mary “Polly”

SMITH, Malinda A Matthews His wife  October 23 1813- July 8 1878  Wife of John U.M. Smith

SMITH, John October 18, 1786 – March 3, 1829

SMITH, Catharine Umphres his wife March 17, 1787 – July 3 1881

SMITH, John U. M. December 22 1818- August 6 1878

WEBB, William dates illegible

Also buried there:

Henry Smith and his wife Mary, about 1820 (graves unmarked) parents of John Smith (husband of Catharine Umphres)

Children of John Smith and Catharine Umphres (graves unmarked)

• Polly, wife of James Webb
• Bettie, wife of Simon Deck
• Nancy, wife of John Masengill (parents of Dr. John David Masengill; he is buried at Blountville Cemetery)
• George Smith
• David Hart Smith
• John Umphres Smith

Mary Powell, wife of David Hart Smith (grave unmarked)

Simon Deck, husband of Bettie Smith (grave unmarked)

James Webb, husband of Polly Smith (grave unmarked)

There is a marker near the back of the cemetery with the following inscription:
“Honoring Henry Smith and wife Mary, the first persons buried here, about 1820. Their son John and wife, Catharine Umphres, have marker herein, and 3 of their daughters and 3 of their sons are buried here, viz: Polly, wife of James Webb, Bettie, wife of Simon Deck, and Nancy, wife of John Massengill and mother of Dr. John David Massengill; George, David Hart, and John Umphres Smith. Mary Powell, wife of David Hart Smith, and Simon Deck, vir of Bettie, and James Webb, vir of Polly, are buried here. Erected 1953.”

SB  Susan Barker

SS Sharon Steele-Smith