A visit to the Nix Chapel 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 Nix Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nix Chapel Cemetery:
34.2268, -88.0300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nix Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nix Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies just to the south southeast of the Nix Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nix Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Nix Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nix Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lockridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cockrell - Cofield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galbreath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Newburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Newburg Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg Cemetery
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lawhorn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawhorn Cemetery
- Goggans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goggans Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggans Cemetery
- Lockridge Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Nix Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nix Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hackleburg
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Tremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eastman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burntout
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Red Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Twin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Guin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belgreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Beaverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gu - Win
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Brilliant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phil Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
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 Nix Chapel 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 Nix Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Nix Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
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 websites either 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 Nix Chapel 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 Nix Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138034 (Nix Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138034 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: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Nix Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2267672 Lon: -88.0300356
- 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 from Point A (ie- Nix Chapel 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. |