A visit to the Nichols 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 Nichols Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nichols Cemetery:
34.2934, -88.0189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Nichols Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nichols Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Nichols Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nichols Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Single Springs MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Childers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Newburg Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg Cemetery
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Dempsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey Cemetery
- Pilot Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lockridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brazel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brazel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazel Cemetery
- Nix Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nix Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- The Holly Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cockrell - Cofield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope FWB Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope FWB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Hamilton.
- The New Hope FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24934 <5>
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Nichols Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nichols Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burntout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Hackleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Bounds Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Red Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Golden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Rockwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Pleasant Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Pikeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phil Campbell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Stinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
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 Nichols Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nichols Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
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 Nichols Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Nichols Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123939 (Nichols Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123939 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vina
- Location given for Nichols Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2934327 Lon: -88.0189252
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nichols 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. |