A visit to the Smyrna 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 Smyrna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Cemetery:
37.5037, -88.1581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies just to the west southwest of the Smyrna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smyrna Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Smyrna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Cave in Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cave in Rock Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave in Rock Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Shewmaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shewmaker Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewmaker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Peters Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
- Dunn Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Spring Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Spring Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Angleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Angleton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Underdown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Underdown Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underdown Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Coghill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Coghill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coghill Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cave-In-Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Tolu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Dekoven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grangertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Karbers Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosiclare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Blackford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Carrsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Old Shawneetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Shawneetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Wheatcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Leisure City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
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 Smyrna Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrsville
- Cave-In-Rock
- Elizabethtown
- Junction
- Marion
- Rosiclare
- Shawneetown
- Sturgis
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 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425498 (Smyrna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425498 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saline Mines
- Location given for Smyrna Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5036607 Lon: -88.1580864
- 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 Hardin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smyrna 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |