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:
35.2584, -86.2805
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east 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 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McKnight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Cemetery
- Majors Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Majors Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Majors Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Browington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Browington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browington Cemetery
- Awalt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Awalt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt Cemetery
- Cobble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cobble Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Cemetery
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Winchester.
- The Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marble Plains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15099 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Chastain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hoover Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hoover Grove Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Grove Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Hawkersmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hawkersmith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkersmith Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- The Pennington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hinkle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13423 <5>
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Pylant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pylant Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pylant 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]<3> of the McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Winchester Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Countyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Estill Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tullahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Homaway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Decherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Beans Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Normandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cortner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Flintville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Greenhaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Haley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Corder Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McKnight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Lynchburg
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 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 McKnight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #1318416 (McKnight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318416 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynchburg East
- Location given for McKnight Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2584149 Lon: -86.2805459
- 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 Franklin, 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 drawn 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. |
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