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A visit to the Knight Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Knight Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knight Cemetery

Lat:   31.4007°   (31° 24' 2")

Lon:   -92.7754°   (-92° 46' 31")

The Knight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Knight 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 Knight Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Watkin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watkin Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Campbell Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Creek Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Carnahan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Dark - Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dark - Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dark - Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dark - Neal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Rose View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose View Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Deloges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deloges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deloges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deloges Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flatwoods Cemetery
    • The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flatwoods Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Flatwoods.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960128 <5>
  • Boyce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68760 <5>
  • Lacour Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacour Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Calvert Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Bay Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bay Spring Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Marce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marce Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Ball Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ball Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Texada Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texada Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Texada Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valentine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valentine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valentine Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Schorn Brook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schorn Brook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schorn Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schorn Brook Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Noel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noel Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Campground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Campground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Colfax.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208088 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knight Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
  • Zimmerman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zimmerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
  • Lena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hot Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Flatwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boyce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <7>
  • Fairmount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
  • Marco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <7>
  • Hemphill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemphill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Gardner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <7>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gorum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
      • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <7>
    • Cloutierville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sieper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sieper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieper
      • Sieper is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sieper <7>
    • Otis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <7>
    • Derry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Weil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish

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 Knight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rapides Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knight Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Colfax
    • Colfax lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Knight Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Knight Cemetery:

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 Knight Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #536223  (Knight Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #536223 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lena
    • County: Rapides         Elev: 44
    • Location given for GNIS #536223 (Knight Cemetery)

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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 Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Knight Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4007, Longitude: -92.7754       In this case, the coordinates for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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