A visit to the Smithville 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 Smithville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithville Cemetery:
40.6634, -89.8043
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smithville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smithville Cemetery is located in Peoria County<2>.
The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Smithville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smithville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smithville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Harker's Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Penn Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Ridge Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Texas Station Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trivoli Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trivoli Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivoli Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Christ Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hinkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Perria County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harkness Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Kingston Mines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Trial Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trial Cemetery
- Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bartonville.
- The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartonville State Asylum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960165 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smithville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hanna City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trivoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glasford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Edwards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pottstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Breeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Talbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Powerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Former name for North Pekin:
- Radio City
- Wesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Orange Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoehrs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- Schaeferville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schaeferville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
- Marquette Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Creve Coeur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
- Former name for Creve Coeur:
- Wesley City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <6>
- East Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
- Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Smithville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Peoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartonville
- Creve Coeur
- East Peoria
- Elmwood
- Hanna City
- Pekin
- Peoria
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 professional and volunteer 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 Smithville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Peoria 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 Smithville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418656 (Smithville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418656 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: Peoria
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hanna City
- Location given for Smithville Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6633712 Lon: -89.8042737
- 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 Peoria, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithville 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. |