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A visit to the Knowles 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 Knowles Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knowles 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 Knowles Cemetery

Lat:   32.8634°   (32° 51' 48")

Lon:   -103.1449°   (-103° 8' 41")

The Knowles Cemetery is located in Lea County<2>.

The county seat for Lea County is located in Lovington. Lovington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Knowles Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Knowles Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Memdry Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memdry Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memdry Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memdry Gardens is located in Lea County
  • Boone Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • The Boone Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boone Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hobbs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208620 <5>
  • Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Park is located in Lea County
  • Prairie Haven Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Haven Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Lovington.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38358 <5>
  • Everglades Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everglades Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everglades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Everglades Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Lovington Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lovington Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Denver City Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Plainview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Plainview Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Monument Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monument Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • King Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • The King Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Tatum.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38152 <5>
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Murphys Chapel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphys Chapel Cemetery is located in Chaves County
    • Field Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tatum Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
      • The Tatum Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tatum Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Tatum.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1083266 <5>
    • Plains Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
      • The Plains Cemetery is located in Yoakum County (TX)
      • The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Plains Yoakum County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #672043 <5>
    • Brunson Memorial Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunson Memorial Cemetery
      • The Brunson Memorial Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunson Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Eunice.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #310941 <5>
    • Gaines County Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
      • The Gaines County Cemetery is located in Gaines County (TX)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Seminole (TX).
      • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gaines County South Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218389 <5>
    • Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
      • The Gaines County Memorial Cemetery is located in Gaines County (TX)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Seminole (TX).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218666 <5>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Knowles Cemetery.

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

  • Humble City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
    • Humble City is located in Lea County
  • Air Base City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
    • Air Base City is located in Lea County
  • Hobbs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lovington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
    • Lovington is located in Lea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <6>
  • Arkansas Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
    • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
  • Monument
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillburn City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
    • Hillburn City is located in Lea County
  • Denver City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonald
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Jones City is located in Lea County
  • Bronco
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bronco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Bronco is located in Yoakum County (TX)
  • Bronco
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bronco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Bronco is located in Lea County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gladiola ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladiola
      • Gladiola is located in Lea County
    • Tatum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Eunice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • Plains is located in Yoakum County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <6>

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 Knowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lea County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Eunice
  • Hobbs
  • Lovington
  • McDonald
  • Plains
  • Tatum
    • Tatum lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Knowles Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tatum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum

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 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 Knowles 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 Knowles Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #890741  (Knowles Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #890741 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: Humble City
    • County: Lea         Elev: 1128
    • Location given for GNIS #890741 (Knowles Cemetery)

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 New Mexico's counties, including Lea, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Knowles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8634, Longitude: -103.1449       In this case, the coordinates for the Knowles 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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