About Smith Family Cemetery
Smith Family Cemetery is a family cemetery near Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. It lies about 0.8 mi northeast of Nauvoo. The grounds sit at about 531 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Joseph Smith, Emma Smith and Hyrum Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1812507. The nearest other listed cemetery is Dundey Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is King-Lynk Funeral Home Inc in Fort Madison, about 6.2 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Hancock County, and 64 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Nauvoo. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Smith Family Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 writer.
- Joseph Smith1805-1844American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Emma Smith1804-1879American leader in the Latter Day Saint Movement
- Hyrum Smith1800-1844American Latter Day Saint leader
- Lucy Mack Smith1775-1856American religious leader
- Joseph Smith, Sr.1771-1840American religious leader
- Samuel H. Smith1808-1844American religious leader
- Mary Bailey Smith1808-184120 Dec 1808 - 25 Jan 1841
People whose Wikidata entry gives Smith Family Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Smith Family Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Dundey CemeteryNauvoo, ILCemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Barnabas CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.5 mi
- Indian Princess GraveFort Madison, IACemetery1.6 mi
- Montrose CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.6 mi
- Nauvoo's Old CemeteryNauvoo, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul CemeteryNauvoo, ILChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Nauvoo CemeteryNauvoo, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Old Nauvoo Burial GroundsNauvoo, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- F Simonin Grounds CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Galland CemeteryKeokuk, IACemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Smith Family Cemetery
- King-Lynk Funeral Home Inc6.2 miFuneral home · Fort Madison · (319) 372-1952
- Barr Memorial Chapel7.1 miFuneral chapel · Fort Madison · (319) 372-5664
- Vigen Memorial Home and Crematory9.5 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-3377
- DeJong-Printy Funeral Home and Crematory9.7 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-2340
- Printy Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Hamilton · (217) 847-3321
- Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory11 miCremation provider · Donnellson · (319) 835-5716
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