A visit to the Kightlinger 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 Kightlinger Cemetery ...
The Kightlinger Cemetery is located in Knox County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blakeslee Cemetery
- The Blakeslee Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Bradford Cemetery
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Brimfield Cemetery
- The Brimfield Cemetery is located in Peoria County
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- Catterton Cemetery
- The Catterton Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Corbin Cemetery
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Elba Cemetery
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Elmwood City Cemetery
- The Elmwood City Cemetery is located in Peoria County
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- Fink Cemetery
- The Fink Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- French Grove Cemetery
- The French Grove Cemetery is located in Peoria County
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- Harshbarger Cemetery
- The Harshbarger Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Maquon Cemetery
- The Maquon Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Ouderkirk Cemetery
- The Ouderkirk Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Peoria County
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- Summitt - Douglas Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Uniontown Cemetery
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Peoria County
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- Williams Family Cemetery
- Yates City Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kightlinger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Appleton
- Appleton is located in Knox County
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- Brereton
- Brereton is located in Fulton County
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- Brimfield
- Dahinda
- De Long
- De Long is located in Knox County
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- East Galesburg
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Edwards
- Elmore
- Elmore is located in Peoria County
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- Elmwood
- Fairview
- Farmington
- Gilson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hanna City
- Knox
- Knox is located in Knox County
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- Knoxville
- Laura
- London Mills
- Maquon
- Monica
- Monica is located in Peoria County
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- Norris
- Princeville
- Trivoli
- Victoria
- West Jersey
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
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- Williamsfield
- Yates 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 Kightlinger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kightlinger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brimfield
- East Galesburg
- Elmwood
- Hanna City
- Knoxville
- London Mills
- Maquon
- Princeville
- Williamsfield
- Yates City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kightlinger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Kightlinger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411444 (Kightlinger Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411444 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yates City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kightlinger Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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