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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 Simms Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simms 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 Simms Cemetery

Lat:   39.5286°   (39° 31' 42")

Lon:   -87.6436°   (-87° 38' 36")

The Simms Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.

The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the north northwest of the Simms Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Simms Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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 Edgar County
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ogden Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Laufman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laufman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laufman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laufman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Swango Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swango Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swango Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swango Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Walls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walls Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Quinn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quinn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Gymon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gymon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gymon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Wilkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Redmon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redmon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Cassady Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassady Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cassady Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Lycan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lycan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lycan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lycan Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Forsythe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forsythe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forsythe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Vermilion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Elledge Holley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elledge Holley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elledge Holley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elledge Holley Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Dennison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dennison Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Farris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farris Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Providence Cemetery is located in Edgar 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 Simms Cemetery.

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

  • Nevins
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nevins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
    • Nevins is located in Edgar County
  • Oliver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Edgar County
  • Elbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Edgar County
  • Vermilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kentucky
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
    • Kentucky is located in Edgar County
  • Dennison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Clark County
  • Bell Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
    • Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Edgar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <7>
  • Farrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
    • Farrington is located in Clark County
  • Weaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Clark County
  • Livingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Clark County
  • Pine Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Libertyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Conlogue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conlogue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
      • Conlogue is located in Edgar County
    • Clarksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Marshall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Liggett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
      • Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located in Vigo County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods <7>
    • Huffmanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
      • Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
    • Toad Hop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
      • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • New Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grandview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Edgar County
    • West Terre Haute
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Barnhart Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
      • Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Universal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Blanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
      • Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Clays Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
      • Clays Prairie is located in Edgar 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 Simms Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simms Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Marshall
  • Paris
    • Paris lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Simms Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Simms 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 Simms Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #418525  (Simms Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #418525 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: Paris South
    • County: Edgar         Elev: 224
    • Location given for GNIS #418525 (Simms Cemetery)

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 Edgar, 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 things 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 Simms Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5286, Longitude: -87.6436       In this case, the coordinates for the Simms 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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