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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery

Lat:   41.9742°   (41° 58' 27")

Lon:   -90.1951°   (-90° 11' 42")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.

The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hauntown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauntown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hauntown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hauntown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Andover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andover Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Teeds Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeds Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeds Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Teeds Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Canada Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
    • The St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
    • The St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • St. Irenaeus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94394 <5>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Dierks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dierks Cemetery
    • The Dierks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fulton (IL).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105008 <5>
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Lake Cemetery
    • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Miles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Fulton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
      • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Fulton Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Twp. Cemetery
      • The Fulton Twp. Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • The Fulton Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fulton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105767 <5>
    • Fulton Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lower York Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower York Cemetery
      • The Lower York Cemetery is located in Carroll County (IL)
      • The Lower York Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunshee Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #193175 <5>
    • Savanna Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savanna Twp. Cemetery
      • The Savanna Twp. Cemetery is located in Carroll County (IL)
      • The Savanna Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Savanna Cemetery
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Jackson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • Elk River Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
  • Andover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Teeds Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
    • Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
  • Thomson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <6>
  • Sixmile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
    • Sixmile is located in Clinton County
  • Sabula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Sabula is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <6>
  • Bryant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Clinton County
  • Tenmile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Tenmile is located in Clinton County
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
  • Ayers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
    • Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Hickory Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Savanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
    • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Miles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <6>
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
      • East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Spring Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Argo Fay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
      • Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Wacker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
      • Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Goose Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Ideal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Center Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
      • Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Elvira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
      • Elvira is located in Clinton County
    • Van Buren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Jackson County
    • Preston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <6>
    • Marcus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
      • Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Union Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Daggett ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton 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 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 Smith Cemetery:

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 #461689  (Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #461689 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clinton NW
    • County: Clinton         Elev: 218
    • Location given for GNIS #461689 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9742, Longitude: -90.1951       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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