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Coordinates:40°32′26″N91°23′32″W / 40.54055°N 91.3923°W /40.54055; -91.3923

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Burial place of Joseph Smith and family in Illinois

Gravestone forJoseph,Emma, andHyrum Smith.

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TheSmith Family Cemetery, inNauvoo, Illinois, is the burial place ofJoseph Smith, his wifeEmma, and brotherHyrum. Joseph Smith's parentsJoseph Smith Sr. andLucy Mack Smith are also buried there,^[1] as are Joseph Smith's brothersSamuel andDon Carlos. Others buried there includeRobert B. Thompson and Emma Smith's second husbandLewis C. Bidamon.

Overlooking theMississippi River, the cemetery is located on Water Street, and is open 24 hours a day to visitors. The site is owned and maintained by theCommunity of Christ. The Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family foundation funds the maintenance of the cemetery. Community of Christ stated on 15 March 2024 they are exploring "gifting the cemetery to the Smith Family Foundation.^[2]"

In 1991, the cemetery was renovated and dedicated by two members of the Smith family:M. Russell Ballard, anapostle ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, andWallace B. Smith,prophet-president of theReorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.^[3] (Ballard is a descendant of Hyrum Smith and Wallace B. Smith is a descendant of Joseph Smith.)