A visit to the Knox 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 Knox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knox Cemetery:
31.0027, -94.8047
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knox Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Knox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Knox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stryker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stryker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Cemetery
- Stryker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stryker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Cemetery
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Jones Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
- Carmona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Carmona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona Cemetery
- Lily Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lily Island Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
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- Beard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Carrington Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Carrington Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Pullen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
- Peach Tree Village Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emporia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Emporia Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
- The Emporia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anthony Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6087 <5>
- Parrish Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Nowlin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Birch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Birch Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corrigan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skinner Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Barnum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Barnes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Peach Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Prairie Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Diboll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Leggett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Bold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- New Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Helmic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
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 Knox Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Knox Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Knox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1360733 (Knox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360733 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakefield
- Location given for Knox Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0026901 Lon: -94.8046523
- 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 Texas' counties, including Polk, 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- Knox 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. |