A visit to the Knight's Branch 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's Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knight's Branch Cemetery:
40.2541, -87.8270
The Knight's Branch Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Knight's Branch Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Knight's Branch Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Knight's Branch Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Knight's Branch Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knight's Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Collison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Partlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Embury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Workheiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Higginsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Partlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ingersoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trimmell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Outten Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Knight's Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knight's Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fithian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muncie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belgium Row
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Missionfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Catlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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's Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knight's Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Catlin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Knight's Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Catlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Danville
- Fairmount
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Knight's Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Potomac
- Rankin
- Rankin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Knight's Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rankin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Rossville
- Saint Joseph
- Tilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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's Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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's Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411578 (Knight's Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411578 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potomac
- Location given for Knight's Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2539247 Lon: -87.8272503
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Knight's Branch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |