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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. 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 Knowles Cemetery ...

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

32.8634, -103.1449

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Memdry Gardens is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memdry Gardens
  • Boone Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Boone Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boone Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Hobbs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208620 <5>
  • Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Prairie Haven Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Everglades Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglades Cemetery
  • Lovington Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lovington Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington Cemetery
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Denver City Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Plainview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Monument Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Monument Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • King Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Tatum.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38152 <5>
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Murphys Chapel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Field Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tatum Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Tatum Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Plains Cemetery is located in Yoakum County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Brunson Memorial Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson Memorial Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Gaines County Cemetery is located in Gaines County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines County Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Gaines County Memorial Cemetery is located in Gaines County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
      • 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 north 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)
    • Humble City is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Air Base City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Air Base City is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Hobbs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lovington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Arkansas Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Monument
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillburn City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillburn City is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
  • 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)
    • Jones City is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
  • Bronco
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bronco is located in Yoakum County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bronco is located in Lea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gladiola ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Gladiola is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladiola
    • 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)
      • Plains is located in Yoakum County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • 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 begin with 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 Knowles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Lea 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 Knowles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #890741  (Knowles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #890741 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: Lea
      • Est. Elev: 1128 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Humble City
      • Location given for Knowles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.863444     Lon: -103.1449368
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knowles 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.