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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 Smith Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.0313°   (41° 1' 52")

Lon:   -88.2197°   (-88° 13' 10")

The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.

The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Smith Cemetery.

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

  • Cabery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
    • Cabery is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <6>
  • Buckingham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <6>
  • Cardiff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reddick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Campus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
    • Campus is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <6>
  • Kempton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <6>
  • Herscher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Emington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarke City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
  • Griswold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
  • East Brooklyn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
    • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cullom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <6>
    • South Wilmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Goodrich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Goodrich

        From the Smith Cemetery to Goodrich

    • Essex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gardner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <6>
    • Bonfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwight
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Irwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Braceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <6>
    • Saunemin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eylar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Eylar

        From the Smith Cemetery to Eylar

    • Central City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
    • Godley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 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 Kankakee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cullom
    • Cullom lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Smith Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cullom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
  • Dwight
    • Dwight lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Smith Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dwight.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Emington
  • Gardner
  • Herscher
  • Reddick

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kankakee 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

    • 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 #418629  (Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #418629 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: Buckingham
      • County: Kankakee         Elev: 201
      • Location given for GNIS #418629 (Smith Cemetery)

    The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) 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: 41.0313, Longitude: -88.2197    
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <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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