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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Knightville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Knightville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knightville, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Knightville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Knightville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Knightville is historic, it would have been located within present day Natchitoches Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & Winn.

Below are the parishes that are near Knightville. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knightville:

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Knightville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Provencal
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Natchez
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Natchitoches
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Victoria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Robeline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Melrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vowells Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Powhatan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Pelican
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Colfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Mora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatwoods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Lake End
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Hanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Coushatta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Corleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Many
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fisher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Florien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Scie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Negreet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zwolle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Alco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Kurthwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hornbeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Simpson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Couley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Atlanta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Coldwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Whitford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Calvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knightville, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Knightville.

Cemeteries Near Knightville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knightville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Knightville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knightville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.

  • Vascocu Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bayou Blue Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Provencal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Camel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • American Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fern Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Knightville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knightville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Knightville, with the one closest to Knightville listed first.

  • Provencal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Victoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Natchitoches
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Bermuda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Robeline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vowells Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
  • Bellwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Melrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Maurice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trichell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Allen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Campti
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knightville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knightville.

Newspapers Published in Knightville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knightville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knightville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knightville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Knightville:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knightville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knightville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.