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:
38.7256, -88.7159
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Millican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Millican Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Cemetery
- Stipp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stipp Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipp Cemetery
- Clack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clack Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack Cemetery
- Edwards Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Negro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Negro Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negro Cemetery
- Courson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Courson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courson Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Cockell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cockell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockell Cemetery
- Lovells Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shadden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadden Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oskaloosa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oskaloosa Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa Cemetery
- Bee Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bee Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch Cemetery
- Songer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Songer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songer Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Hadden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hadden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadden Cemetery
- Onstott Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Onstott Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onstott Church Cemetery
- The Onstott Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Onstott Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644287 <5>
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Iuka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Iuka Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- Toliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Toliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Omega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Xenia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinmundy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Bannister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- La Clede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Peter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Loogootee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Cartter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shields
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rinard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farina
- Flora
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Smith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Louisville
- Salem
- Xenia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Marion 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 #418622 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418622 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Xenia
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7256027 Lon: -88.7158862
- 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 Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |