Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Nixon Chapel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Nixon Chapel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Nixon Chapel is located in Marshall County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Nixon Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nixon Chapel:
- Marshall County (The home county of Nixon Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Hyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedbrake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Street ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Askea Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gregory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Albertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- McLarty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McLarty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Bright Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Highmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Snead is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <3>
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Susan Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Wynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Southside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <3>
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baileytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Simcoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simcoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Hanceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
- Hanceville is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <3>
- East Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cullman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Rains ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Whiton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Rodentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Geraldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Cotnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotnam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Nix ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Mountainboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Sardis City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Howelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howelton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Benson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Gallant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Langston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langston <3>
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <3>
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Berkley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Hulaco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulaco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Ryan Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Apple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Briscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Morgan City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Eva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
- Eva is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <3>
- Florette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Lacey's Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey's Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
- Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <3>
- Valhermoso Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valhermoso Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhermoso Springs
- Valhermoso Springs is located in Morgan County
- Former names for Valhermoso Springs:
- Chunn Springs
- White Sulphur Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valhermoso Springs <3>
- Winton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Lacon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Steele
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Steele is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <3>
- Whitney Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Ashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
- Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <3>
- Saint Clair Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clair Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Springville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nixon Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Nixon Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Nixon Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nixon Chapel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nixon Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- Nixons Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixons Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nesmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nesmith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nesmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry - Brookshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Nixon Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nixon Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nixon Chapel, with the one closest to Nixon Chapel listed first.
- McLarty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McLarty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Bright Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Hyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Highmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedbrake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Snead is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <3>
- Street ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
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- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nixon Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nixon Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Nixon Chapel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nixon Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nixon Chapel, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nixon Chapel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Nixon Chapel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nixon Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nixon Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Nixon Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nixon Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2040, Longitude: -86.3847 In this case, the coordinates for Nixon Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |