A visit to the McKnight 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 McKnight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKnight Cemetery:
32.5526, -91.6248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKnight Cemetery is located in Richland Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Richland Parish is located in Rayville. Rayville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the McKnight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKnight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the McKnight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Trio Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trio Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Seven Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Wimberley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wimberley Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Epps Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Love & Charity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Royal Blue Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Royal Blue Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Blue Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Conger Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Conger Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Sunflower Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Sunflower Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holly Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Dunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Rayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Epps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <6>
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Start
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Archibald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baskinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Pioneer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Tendal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Collinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mer Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Mangham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Quebec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swartz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 McKnight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 McKnight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Richland Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 McKnight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537006 (McKnight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537006 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
- Parish: Richland
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Congo Creek
- Location given for McKnight Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5526397 Lon: -91.6248436
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Richland, 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 from Point A (ie- McKnight 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. |