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A visit to the Old Smart Family 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 Old Smart Family Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Smart Family 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 Old Smart Family Cemetery

Lat:   38.7412°   (38° 44' 28")

Lon:   -89.8459°   (-89° 50' 45")

The Old Smart Family Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the northwest of the Old Smart Family Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Smart Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Friedens UCC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friedens UCC Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Gilead Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Riggin Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggin Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggin Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riggin Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Troy City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Troy City Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Augusta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Augusta Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Daugherty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugherty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugherty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Watt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watt Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hoenig Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoenig Family Cemetery
    • The Hoenig Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The Hoenig Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hoenig Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106186 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Anderson Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Marine City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marine City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marine City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marine City Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Moller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moller Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Cook Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Edwards Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Wittman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wittman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wittman Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Schmidt Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schmidt Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Lagenwalter Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lagenwalter Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lagenwalter Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lagenwalter Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Keystone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keystone Cemetery
      • The Keystone Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Keystone Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Saint Jacob.
      • The Keystone Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Keystone City Cemetery
      • St. Jacob Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106436 <5>
    • Dugger Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dugger Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Smart Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Smart Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Troy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Saint Jacob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
    • Marine is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <6>
  • Fruit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Fruit is located in Madison County
  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Maryville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <6>
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Carbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
    • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <6>
  • Collinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <6>
  • O'Fallon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hamel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamel
    • Hamel is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamel <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Petersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
    • Summerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantfork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Alhambra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
      • Alhambra is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alhambra <6>
    • Poag
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
      • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Pontoon Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon Beach
      • Pontoon Beach is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontoon Beach <6>
    • Caseyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <6>
    • Mitchell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Madison County
    • Bunkum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
      • Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
    • Fairview Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <6>
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <6>
    • Sebastopol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebastopol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
    • Pierron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
      • Pierron is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <6>
    • Worden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Roxana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Roxana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
      • South Roxana is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
    • Brooks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Madison County

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 Old Smart Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Smart Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Smart Family 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 Old Smart Family Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #418613  (Old Smart Family Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #418613 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: Saint Jacob
    • County: Madison         Elev: 143
    • Location given for GNIS #418613 (Old Smart Family Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Illinois' counties, including Madison, 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' (or 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 Old Smart Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7412, Longitude: -89.8459       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Smart Family 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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