A visit to the Nixons 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 Nixons Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nixons Chapel Cemetery:
34.2043, -86.3836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nixons Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Nixons Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Nixons Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nixons Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nesmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nesmith Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ebell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ebell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebell Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- The Brooksville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brooksville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590261 <5>
- Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Brooksville.
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22504 <5>
- Gunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- New Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs 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 Nixons Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nixons Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- McLarty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Hyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bright Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Highmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Street ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Askea Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Susan Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Wynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Nixons Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Nixons Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147495 (Nixons Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147495 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooksville
- Location given for Nixons Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.204262 Lon: -86.3835951
- 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 Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nixons 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. |
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