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:
35.9203, -86.7350
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 Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west 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 20 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.
- Herbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- Tulloss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tulloss Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulloss Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Nolen - Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nolen - Hyde Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen - Hyde Cemetery
- Halfacre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Halfacre Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfacre Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Rivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rivers Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Ozburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ozburn Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozburn Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Clovercroft
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Arrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nolensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Peytonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Whispering Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Southall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Harpeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allisona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- La Vergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Paragon Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Thompson's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <6>
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Duplex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nashboro Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Berry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 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 McKnight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Franklin
- La Vergne
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Williamson 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 #1293393 (McKnight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293393 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nolensville
- Location given for McKnight Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9203411 Lon: -86.7349984
- 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 Williamson, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |