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. 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 Smith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Cemetery:
37.9912, -89.0359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the east northeast of the Smith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Naylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Grammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grammer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Moser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moser Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Youngblood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
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 Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valier
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Christopher
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buckner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coello
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Rend City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Mulkeytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Orient
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cambon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Plumfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Sesser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Steel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Freeman Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Whittington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Emerson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Du Quoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Dowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Stiritz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Hanaford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Saint Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Du Quoin
- Sesser
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 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 Franklin 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 Smith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418617 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418617 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9911612 Lon: -89.0359071
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith 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. |