A visit to the Round Knob 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 Round Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Round Knob Cemetery:
38.2045, -88.8534
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Round Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the north northwest of the Round Knob Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Round Knob Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Round Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Round Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rentchler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Opdyke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Round Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Round Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Opdyke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Rive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dareville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Ewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Marcoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Whittington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Dahlgren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lovilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Bluford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emerson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Markham City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Idlewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Sesser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scheller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Round Knob 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 Round Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Round Knob Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Sesser
- Waltonville
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 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 Round Knob 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 Round Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416988 (Round Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416988 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: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Garden
- Location given for Round Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2044936 Lon: -88.8533973
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Round Knob 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. |