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 #166582).
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:
36.4207, -85.9171
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knight Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Knight Cemetery is located in Smith County<3>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Knight Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Will Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- William Brockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Patterson - Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sanderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cortez Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cortez Adams Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez Adams Cemetery
- Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jesse Ira West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ed McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ed McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed McDonald Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Chesley Evetts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Frogpond - Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- William Abner Hargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Josephus Cartwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- A.W. Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wakefield Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirby Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kirby Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Family Cemetery
- McCawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
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]<4> of the Knight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gibbs Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Defeated
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haydenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Whitleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Green Grove
(14 miles [22.5 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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Smith 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: #166582
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |