A visit to the King Knob 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 King Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Knob Cemetery:
39.1245, -81.0637
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Knob Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the north of the King Knob Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Knob Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the King Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Betheny Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Haught Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haught Cemetery
- Westfall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Hardman Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buzzard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Six Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- The Frederick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Run Cemetery
- N.H. Frederick Cemetery
- Nicholas H. Frederick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590590 <5>
- Lynch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Heck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fluharty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the King Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cokeleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cantwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Slab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnt House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Cornwallis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Pullman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hannahdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Freed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newberne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Rusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- League
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Toll Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Pennsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 King Knob Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Grantsville
- Harrisville
- Pennsboro
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 King Knob Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 King Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541209 (King Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541209 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for King Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1245261 Lon: -81.0637221
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- King Knob 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. |