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A visit to the Smith Cemetery ...


The location of the Smith Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   38.7425°   (38° 44' 32")

Lon:   -88.3314°   (-88° 19' 53")

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

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

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Clay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Smith Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Sailor Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Springs
      • Sailor Springs is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sailor Springs <4>
    • Clay City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Camp Travis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
    • Ingraham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Noble
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
    • Wakefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
    • Flora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Louisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
    • Wynoose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynoose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
    • Rinard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Rinard is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rinard <4>
    • Olney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
    • Bogota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Kenner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
        • Kenner is located in Clay County
      • Dundas
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
        • Dundas is located in Richland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <4>
      • Enterprise
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
        • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • West Liberty
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
        • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Cisne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
        • Cisne is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <4>
      • Mount Erie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Calhoun
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
        • Calhoun is located in Richland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
      • Xenia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
        • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Iola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Iola is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <4>
      • Johnsonville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
        • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Parkersburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
        • Parkersburg is located in Richland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>

    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 Clay County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<5>

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

    • McKinney Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
    • Levitte Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levitte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Levitte Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levitte Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Dillman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ditter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ditter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ditter Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ditter Cemetery
    • Number 4 Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Number 4 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Number 4 Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 4 Cemetery
    • Weidner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weidner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weidner Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weidner Cemetery
    • McKnight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
    • Clay City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Clay City Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clay City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Clay City.
      • The Clay City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Maysville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105163 <6>
    • Hanna Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
    • Hoosier Prairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoosier Prairie Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Mt. Zion United Brethren Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion United Brethren Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion United Brethren Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • North Freedom Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Freedom Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Freedom Cemetery
      • Wesley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Wachtel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wachtel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wachtel Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wachtel Cemetery
      • Reed Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Woods Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Travis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Travis Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
      • Noble Prairie Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Village of Noble Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village of Noble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Village of Noble Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village of Noble Cemetery
      • Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Ingraham Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • The Ingraham Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ingraham.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingraham Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978333 <6>

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

    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 #418623  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #418623 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: Clay City
      • County: Clay         Elev: 138
      • Location given for GNIS #418623 (Smith 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 Clay, 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: 38.7425, Longitude: -88.3314       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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