A visit to the Knotts 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 Knotts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knotts Cemetery:
39.1757, -79.5720
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Knotts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Knotts Cemetery is located in Tucker County<2>.
The county seat for Tucker County is located in Parsons. Parsons lies just to the southwest of the Knotts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Knotts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Knotts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knotts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hile Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hile Cemetery
- Bonifield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bonifield Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifield Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Kight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kight Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kight Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fansler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fansler Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fansler Cemetery
- Accident Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Accident Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident Cemetery
- Gnegy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gnegy Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnegy Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #G-V-A-013 <5>
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Spring Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring Cemetery
- Deakins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Deakins Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakins Cemetery
- Cortland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Cortland Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fike / Wolfe Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beachy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Beachy Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knotts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knotts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pierce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Hambleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Horse Shoe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Parsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Dobbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gladwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Red House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Macomber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Pleasant Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Canaan Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Fort Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
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 Knotts Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tucker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Knotts 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 helpful 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 Knotts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tucker 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 Knotts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1551668 (Knotts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551668 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: Tucker
- Est. Elev: 831 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lead Mine
- Location given for Knotts Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1756622 Lon: -79.572002
- 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 Tucker, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knotts 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |