A visit to the Knight 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 Knight Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Knight Cemetery (FG ID #14397).
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:
36.1517, -82.0595
The Knight Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 36 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Knight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Birchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchfield Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heaton Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Heaton Ridge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Ridge Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Julian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Julian Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Cemetery
- Julian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Harrell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Caraway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Roan View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Stockton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Heaton Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roan Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Chestnut Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Buladean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Newland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plumtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tolley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Mount Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove
(11 miles [17.7 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 Knight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Banner Elk
- Newland
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #14397
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290362 (Knight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290362 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 990 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rocks Mountain
- Location given for Knight Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1515096 Lon: -82.0598431
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Tennessee's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |