A visit to the Pilot 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Knob Cemetery:
37.3687, -88.0672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilot Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilot Knob Cemetery is located in Crittenden County<2>.
The county seat for Crittenden County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southwest of the Pilot Knob Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pilot Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilot Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duval Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Duval Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duval Cemetery
- Mapleview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mapleview Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview Cemetery
- Old Marion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Marion Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marion Cemetery
- Pentecostal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pentecostal Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecostal Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Repton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Repton Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Dunn Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Spring Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Spring Cemetery
- Underdown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Underdown Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underdown Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cruce Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruce Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Kilpatrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Crayne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crayne Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tosh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tosh Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tosh Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Cave-In-Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Blackford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Tolu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Lamb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grangertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Lola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- West Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Sturgis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saline Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Dekoven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Wheatcroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Dycusburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
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 Pilot Knob Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crittenden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilot Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave-In-Rock
- Elizabethtown
- Marion
- Sturgis
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 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Crittenden 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500648 (Pilot Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500648 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: Crittenden
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marion
- Location given for Pilot Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3686613 Lon: -88.0672463
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Crittenden, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pilot 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |