A visit to the Knowles 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 Knowles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knowles Cemetery:
38.2056, -87.7253
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knowles Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Knowles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knowles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Knowles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fitzgerrell Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Cale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cale Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mauck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mauck Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauck Cemetery
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- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wendel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201649 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Stallings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Stallings Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wadesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85666 <5>
- Engleheim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Engleheim Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleheim Cemetery
- Kunze Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Kunze Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunze Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knowles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cynthiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mounts
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Poseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Wadesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Barrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Haubstadt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Stacer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Hepburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Darmstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Keensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Kasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Knowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Branch
- New Harmony
- Owensville
- Poseyville
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Knowles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Knowles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437412 (Knowles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437412 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cynthiana
- Location given for Knowles Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2056 Lon: -87.7253038
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Gibson, 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' (or 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- Knowles 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. |
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