A visit to the Knobley 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 Knobley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knobley Cemetery:
39.2545, -79.0736
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knobley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knobley Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Knobley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Knobley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knobley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Doll Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doll Cemetery
- Ferrbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferrbee Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrbee Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Canon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Canon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon Cemetery
- Hull - Utta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hull - Utta Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull - Utta Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Peerce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Peerce Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerce Cemetery
- Bane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bane Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knobley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knobley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Medley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hartmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Lahmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- New Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Elk Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Shaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kitzmiller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Schell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Keyser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Seymourville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Moorefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Headsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bayard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 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 Knobley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knobley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elk Garden
- Keyser
- Maysville
- Moorefield
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 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 Knobley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Knobley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1697251 (Knobley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1697251 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Antioch
- Location given for Knobley Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2545483 Lon: -79.0736427
- 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 Grant, 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- Knobley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |