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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:

37.9989, -89.0206

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 Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the east of the Knight Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Knight Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Knight Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hickory Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
  • Grammer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Grammer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Moser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Moser Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
  • Naylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Browning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Youngblood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
    • Mulkeytown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
    • New Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
    • Rea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Rea Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Cemetery
    • Masonic - Oddfellow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Wayman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wayman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Buckner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Valier
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Christopher
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rend City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rend City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
  • Coello
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Mulkeytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sesser
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Orient
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zeigler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Plumfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Plumfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
    • Cambon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cambon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
    • Steel City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Steel City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
    • West Frankfort
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
    • Whittington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Royalton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman Spur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Freeman Spur has also been known as:
      • Freeman Spur village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
    • Deering City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Deering City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
    • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
    • Emerson City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
    • Smothersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
    • Hanaford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Stiritz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Stiritz is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
    • Parrish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Parrish is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Ewing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Du Quoin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 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 Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knight Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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: