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A visit to the Knox City 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 City Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knox City Cemetery:

33.4184, -99.8379

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knox City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.

The county seat for Knox County is located in Benjamin. Benjamin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Knox City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Knox City Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Knox City Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knox City Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rochester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Idella Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Idella Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idella Cemetery
  • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Weinert Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weinert Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
  • Benjamin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Benjamin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961097 <5>
  • Old Goree Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Old Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Goree Cemetery
  • Pinkerton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rule Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rule Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
  • Hooker Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hooker Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Willow Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Willow Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Goree Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Truscott Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Truscott Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truscott Cemetery
    • Old Glory Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Glory Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory Cemetery
    • Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
      • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bomarton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491 <5>
    • Rayner Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rayner Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayner Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rayner Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Old Glory.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Knox City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knox City Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Knox City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • O'Brien
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jud ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jud is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
  • Weinert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Benjamin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Munday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rule
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rule is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <7>
  • Haskell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Goree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Vera
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vera is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Old Glory
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Gilliland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gilliland is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
    • Sagerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bomarton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
    • Plainview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Plainview is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Red Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs

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 City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knox City 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 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 City Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Knox 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 City Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360736  (Knox City Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360736 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: Knox
      • Est. Elev: 468 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Knox City
      • Location given for Knox City Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4184284     Lon: -99.8378699
      • 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 Knox, 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 City 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.