A visit to the Knights Mill 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 Knights Mill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knights Mill Cemetery:
31.7840, -89.3270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knights Mill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knights Mill Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Knights Mill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knights Mill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Knights Mill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knights Mill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley Cemetery
- Summerland Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerland Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Baptist Cemetery
- The Summerland Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Summerland Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Union Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Line Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Line Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knight Family Cemetery
- Newton Knight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60306 <5>
- Edon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon Cemetery
- Cherry Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hatton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
- The New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hopewell Cemetery
- New Hopewell Church Cemetery
- Jack Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jack Knight Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Knight Cemetery
- Hebron Lodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Lodge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Lodge Cemetery
- Pickering Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickering Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews 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 Knights Mill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knights Mill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Soso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Service
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Stringer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Bay Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Mize
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvarena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Errata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Acme ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Bezer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Sandersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Seminary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
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 Knights Mill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knights Mill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Mize
- Mize lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Knights Mill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Knights Mill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Knights Mill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672205 (Knights Mill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672205 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soso
- Location given for Knights Mill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7840486 Lon: -89.3270063
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Jones, 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- Knights Mill 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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