A visit to the Simms Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simms Cemetery:
39.5286, -87.6436
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simms Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Laufman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Laufman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laufman Cemetery
- Swango Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Swango Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swango Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Gymon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gymon Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Redmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Redmon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon Cemetery
- Cassady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cassady Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
- Lycan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lycan Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycan Cemetery
- Forsythe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Vermilion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Elledge Holley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dennison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dennison Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Elbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Bell Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Farrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Conlogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liggett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huffmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Toad Hop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- New Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- West Terre Haute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Universal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Clays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
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.
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 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 Simms Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #418525 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris South
- Location given for Simms Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5286459 Lon: -87.6436367
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Simms Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |