A visit to the Knight 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 Knight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knight Cemetery:
34.6154, -82.1051
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knight Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Knight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Knight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gray Court Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gray Court Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Highland Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Dials Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dials Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dials Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bramlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Wrights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Durbin Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Durbin Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Creek Cemetery
- Green Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Pond Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Cemetery
- Bolt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bolt Family Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Family Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Golden View Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gray Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Fountain Inn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enoree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laurens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Tylersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Ekom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Cold Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Woodland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Lickville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Cross Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Five Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Mount Gallagher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Ware Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mauldin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Knight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Fountain Inn
- Laurens
- Simpsonville
- Ware Shoals
- Woodruff
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 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 Knight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 Knight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1223757 (Knight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223757 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurens North
- Location given for Knight Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6153999 Lon: -82.1051041
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, 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- Knight 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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