The two photos above were taken this June 2005  in Kate's my travels

Etherly Cemetery was established when there was a Coal mine south of Victoria.  The main people buried in the Etherly Cemetery are of a George Smith family who founded the town of Etherly and mined the mines.  I did research for a lady in Texas on the Smith family buried here about five years ago.  On October 23, 2003, Kate, my daughter, a lady whom I thought was a friend and her daughter we walked this cemetery together after I showed her where it was. 

The Etherly Cemetery in later years was sometimes referred to as the Smith Cemetery for the Smith family that is buried here. It is located on Section 30 of Victoria Township.  To get to the Cemetery off of Illinois State Hwy #116 in the middle of the village of Victoria there is a crossroads County Road 15 going south towards the Victoria Methodist Church.  Follow Knox County Road #15 out into the country.

Smith, Michael b March 24,1823 d. 1897
Smith, Georgie b 1876 d. August 31, 1883 7y 8mo 11da
Smith, George b 1892 d. July 11, 1881 99 years.
Smith, Cassa d September 19, 1863 dau of G. & A Smith AE 14yrs 5mo
Smith, Barbery 1783 d Sept. 6, 1852
Smith, Arvellia d August 21, 1865
Smith, Ann b November 9, 1832 d July 1, 1893
Sargeant, Perry T. b August 29. 1820
Sargeant, Barbara b July 5, 1816 d. September 25. 1887
Johnson, M. J. d. October 11, 1862
Annis, Charles b August 1850 d November 26, 1850
Annis, Caroline A. b 1847 d April 28, 1848