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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knowles (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Lea County.

  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Boone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boone Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the south of Hobbs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208620 <2>
  • Brunson Memorial Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denver City Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Everglades Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Field Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Gaines County Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <2>
  • Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • King Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the northwest of Tatum.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38152 <2>
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovington Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memdry Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monument Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murphys Chapel Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Plainview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plains Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Haven Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <2>
  • Tatum Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <2>

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Knowles, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Knowles to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

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 Knowles.

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/

Need help with your genealogy? We recommend a visit to these websites when searching in and around the area of Knowles and Lea County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of New Mexico

for Lea County

Links at Family Search:

for State of New Mexico

for Lea County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of New Mexico

for Lea County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Knowles.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Knowles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knowles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8404, Longitude: -103.1277       In this case, the coordinates for Knowles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.









 

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