A visit to the Knob Prairie 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 Knob Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knob Prairie Cemetery:
38.2264, -89.0453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knob Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knob Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Knob Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knob Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Knob Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knob Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Rightnower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightnower Cemetery
- Bald Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill Cemetery
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbara Cemetery
- Dryden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dryden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Abner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Abner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- Wolf Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Minson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Minson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minson Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Clampet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clampet Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clampet Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows 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 Knob Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knob Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waltonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scheller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Nason
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Emerson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Roaches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Radom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sesser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Du Bois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tamaroa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Whittington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Richview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rend City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Ewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Opdyke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Knob Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knob Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ina
- Ina lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Knob Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Sesser
- Tamaroa
- Waltonville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Knob Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Knob Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411580 (Knob Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411580 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waltonville
- Location given for Knob Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2264389 Lon: -89.0453494
- 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Knob Prairie 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. |