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A visit to the Knox Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Knox Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Knox Cemetery (FG ID #39019)

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 Knox Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.1121°   (44° 6' 43")

Lon:   -120.4808°   (-120° 28' 50")

The Knox Cemetery is located in Crook County<2>.

The county seat for Crook County is located in Prineville. Prineville lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Knox Cemetery .

Establishment of the Knox Cemetery ...

The Knox Cemetery was:

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Knox Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Crook County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Knox Cemetery.

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

    • Post
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Brothers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Scissorsville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scissorsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissorsville
      • Scissorsville is located in Crook County
    • Prineville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paulina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Alfalfa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Millican ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millican have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
      • Millican is located in Deschutes County
    • Powell Butte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

    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 Knox Cemetery. The following communities are located in Crook County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 8 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Knox Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Roberts Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Crook County
      • The Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barnes Cemetery
      • Barnes Community Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38561 <1>
    • Maury Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Crook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38921 <1>
    • Juniper Haven Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Crook County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Prineville.
      • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Powell Butte Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140925 <1>
    • West Branch Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery

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

    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 Knox Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1153143  (Knox Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1153143 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: Mule Deer Ridge
      • County: Crook         Elev: 1118
      • Location given for GNIS #1153143 (Knox Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39019

    The official website for Crook County: www.co.crook.or.us/

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Crook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Knox Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1121, Longitude: -120.4808    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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