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A visit to the Old Knobbs Springs 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 Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery:

30.3574, -97.1994

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

The Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Giddings. Giddings lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
  • Dube Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Dube Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dube Cemetery
    • The Dube Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bachman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3296 <5>
  • Burns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
  • Morgan Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawhon Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Oaks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Three Oaks Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks Cemetery
    • The Three Oaks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goerlitz Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249176 <5>
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The High Hill Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
  • Melcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Melcher Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Melcher Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melcher Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5186 <5>
  • Schroeder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Schroeder Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Schroeder Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schroeder Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6805 <5>
  • Guentzel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Guentzel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guentzel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Westbrook Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Memorial Gardens
      • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Westbrook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #751702 <5>
    • Germania Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Germania Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
    • Elgin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elgin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
      • The Elgin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elgin City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <5>
    • Mager Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mager Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mager Cemetery
    • Hog Eye Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hog Eye Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye Cemetery
    • Sayers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sayers Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
      • The Sayers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sayersville Cemetery
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
    • Pleasant Retreat Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Knobbs Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
  • Blue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • McDade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fedor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
  • Elgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Paige
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Camp Swift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
  • Beyersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
  • Coupland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Phelan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tanglewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Littig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Littig is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
    • Thrall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <6>
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • Thorndale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hicks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Bastrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Loebau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Giddings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
    • New Sweden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Webberville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alum Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Old Dime Box
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Cele
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele

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 Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bastrop
    • Bastrop lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bastrop.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
  • Camp Swift
  • Coupland
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Giddings
  • Lexington
  • Taylor
    • Taylor lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taylor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Thorndale
  • Thrall
    • Thrall lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thrall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall

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 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 Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lee 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 Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343173  (Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343173 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: Lee
      • Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McDade
      • Location given for Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3574315     Lon: -97.1994351
      • 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 Lee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Knobbs Springs 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.