A visit to the Light 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 Light Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Light Cemetery:
38.8514, -87.3936
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Light Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Light Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Vincennes. Vincennes lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Light Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Light Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Light Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Light Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Charley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Charley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Asher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Asher Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- Orndorff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Orndorff Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndorff Cemetery
- Ocheltree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ocheltree Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chambers Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Bicknell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84604 <5>
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Threlkeld Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threlkeld Cemetery
- Haddon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Haddon Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Cemetery
- Ledgerwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ledgerwood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwood Cemetery
- Vester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Vester Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vester Cemetery
- Tevealt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tevealt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tevealt Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hoke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoke Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke Cemetery
- Benefiel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Benefiel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefiel Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Dooley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dooley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Cughan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cughan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cughan Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Begeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Begeman Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begeman 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 Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Light Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oaktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Busseron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Freelandville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Bruceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bicknell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Edwardsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Westphalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Fritchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sandborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Capehart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Vincennes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Oil Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Birds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Gambill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 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 Light Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bicknell
- Carlisle
- Flat Rock
- Oaktown
- Palestine
- Sandborn
- Vincennes
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 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 Light Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Light Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437880 (Light Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437880 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oaktown
- Location given for Light Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8514344 Lon: -87.3936292
- 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 Knox, 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- Light 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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