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 .
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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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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)
- The Old Mulkeytown Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also 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 also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cambon is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Steel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steel City is also 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 also 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 also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerrell was 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 also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanaford is also 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 also 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.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Du Quoin
- Sesser
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 websites either 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #411574 (Knight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411574 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Knight Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9989389 Lon: -89.0206287
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |