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:
38.6792, -88.2770
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 Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Olney. Olney lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Clay City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clay City Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105163 <5>
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Noble Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Noble Prairie Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Noble Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Noble.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135552 <5>
- Village of Noble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- North Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The North Freedom Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Weidner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Levitte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Levitte Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levitte Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zif Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zif Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zif Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Shiloh #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh #2 Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh #2 Cemetery
- Elston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elston Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Camp Travis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wynoose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Gallagher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Passport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Sailor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ingraham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rinard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Kenner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bogota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
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 Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Flora
- Louisville
- Noble
- Olney
- Sailor Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Richland 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 #1820911 (Smith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820911 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clay City
- Location given for Smith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6792148 Lon: -88.2769878
- 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 Richland, 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 obstructions 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 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. |