A visit to the McKnight 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 McKnight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKnight Cemetery:
35.8895, -86.1550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKnight Cemetery is located in Cannon County<2>.
The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies just to the southeast of the McKnight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKnight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the McKnight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Rucker Goodloe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vaught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paschal - Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18617 <5>
- Ready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ready Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Bogle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bogle Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bevins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Herriman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Herriman Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Duggin Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggin Cemetery
- Bryson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bryson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Milligan Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Auburntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Kittrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Cainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gassaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Round Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Murfreesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burns Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Walterhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 McKnight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cannon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Murfreesboro
- Watertown
- Woodbury
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 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 McKnight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cannon 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 McKnight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1643590 (McKnight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1643590 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: Cannon
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for McKnight Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8895094 Lon: -86.1549906
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, 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 from Point A (ie- McKnight 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |