A visit to the Smith Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Grove Cemetery:
40.5495, -88.8637
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies just to the southwest of the Smith Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Smith Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pennell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pennell Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennell Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Merna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Merna Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Lawn Memorial Gardens is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Memorial Gardens
- The East Lawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105501 <5>
- Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjaminville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597586 <5>
- Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Bloomington.
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hinthorn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1934183 <5>
- Indian Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Field Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wilcox - Coon Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Blue Mound Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Scrogin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Scrogin Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrogin Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lexington Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- The Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Porteus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960559 <5>
- Clarksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Havens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Havens Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kaufman Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
- The Evergreen Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomington Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105608 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove 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 Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Towanda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brokaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brokaw is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gillum is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Downs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yuton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yuton is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kappa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Arrowsmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadows is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Gridley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- El Paso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chenoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bloomington
- Carlock
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- Danvers
- El Paso
- Ellsworth
- Gridley
- Heyworth
- Hudson
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Lexington
- Normal
- Towanda
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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747632 (Smith Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747632 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Merna
- Location given for Smith Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5494796 Lon: -88.8636818
- 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 McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Grove 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. |
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