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 ...
The Smith Cemetery is located in Knox County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Altona Cemetery
- The Altona Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Caldwell Family Cemetery
- Center Prairie Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Etherly Cemetery
- The Etherly Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Fink Cemetery
- The Fink Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Fraker Cemetery
- The Fraker Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Garret Cemetery
- The Garret Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Glendale Cemetery
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Stark County
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- Larson Cemetery
- The Larson Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McClenahan Cemetery
- The McClenahan Cemetery is located in Stark County
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- Myers Cemetery
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Old Scotch Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- The Old Scotch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scotch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108169 <2>
- Oneida Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Shockley Cemetery
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Stark County
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- Trenton Cemetery
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Van Gilder Cemetery
- The Van Gilder Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Victoria Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- West Truro Cemetery
- The West Truro Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Westfall Cemetery
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Williams Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Altona
- Appleton
- Appleton is located in Knox County
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- Bishop Hill
- Dahinda
- East Galesburg
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Elmore
- Elmore is located in Peoria County
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- Galesburg
- Galva
- Gilson
- Henderson
- Knox
- Knox is located in Knox County
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- Knoxville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- La Fayette
- Laura
- Maquon
- Monica
- Monica is located in Peoria County
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- Oneida
- Toulon
- Victoria
- Wataga
- West Jersey
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
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- Williamsfield
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altona
- Brimfield
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Galva
- Knoxville
- Maquon
- Oneida
- Toulon
- Wataga
- Williamsfield
- Woodhull
- Yates City
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 Knox 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 #1719884 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719884 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Victoria
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |