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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. 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 Knight Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.1039°   (43° 6' 14")

Lon:   -102.1204°   (-102° 7' 13")

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> of the Knight Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Feather on Head Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feather on Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feather on Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Feather on Head Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Native American Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Native American Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Native American Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Bennett County
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gamble Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2473212 <4>
  • St. Julia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Julia Cemetery
    • The St. Julia Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamont Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamont Cemetery
    • The Lamont Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • The St. Anns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97509 <4>
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Body of Christ Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Red Bear Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bear Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Bear Cemetery is located in Bennett County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97436 <4>
    • Peyote Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
    • Mediator Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mediator Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mediator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mediator Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Holy Jumping Eagle Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dane Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dane Cemetery
      • The Dane Cemetery is located in Cherry County (NE)
      • The Dane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Danish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343176 <4>
    • Salaway Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Knight Cemetery.

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

  • Batesland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
    • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <5>
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
    • Swett is located in Bennett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
  • Denby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby
    • Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Wounded Knee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Porcupine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Manderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Manderson - White Horse Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manderson - White Horse Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson - White Horse Creek
    • Manderson - White Horse Creek is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Gordon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Sheridan County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <5>
  • Martin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Ridge
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Kyle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Whiteclay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Merriman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharps Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Corner
      • Sharps Corner is located in Oglala Lakota County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Sheridan County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people

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 .

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Gordon
    • Gordon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Knight Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Martin
    • Martin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Knight Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Martin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Merriman

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1266650  (Knight Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1266650 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: Two Lance Lake
    • County: Shannon         Elev: 1033
    • Location given for GNIS #1266650 (Knight Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Knight Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1039, Longitude: -102.1204       In this case, the coordinates for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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