A visit to the Knight 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 Knight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knight Cemetery:
41.4042, -91.4668
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knight Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Knight Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Knight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grave Yard Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clarke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Swank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Swank Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swank Cemetery
- The Swank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swank Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150367 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pokertown Cemetery
- Old Polkertown Cemetery
- Pokertown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94697 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beauchamp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beauchamp Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauchamp Cemetery
- Kupka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kupka Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kupka Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Bullis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bullis Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- River Junction Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The River Junction Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction Cemetery
- The River Junction Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stumptown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226306 <5>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Orono Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Orono Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono Cemetery
- Conesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Conesville Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gladwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- River Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Conesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Columbus Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Havre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Letts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Downey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Midway ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
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 Knight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Louisa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Hills
- Hills lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Knight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Letts
- Letts lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Knight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Letts.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Lone Tree
- Nichols
- Riverside
- Washington
- West Liberty
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 helpful 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 Knight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 Knight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982480 (Knight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982480 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Tree
- Location given for Knight Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4041886 Lon: -91.4668272
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Louisa, 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- Knight 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. |
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