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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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Bay County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bay County: Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Walton & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Nixon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nixon:

  • Bay County     (The home county of Nixon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Southport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lynn Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Hiland Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
    • Callaway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Harbor ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Harbor is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Panama City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Parker is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.
    • Kinard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Chipola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Blountstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Altha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.
    • Wetappo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
    • Wewahitchka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.
    • Alford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Steele City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.
    • Estiffanulga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Bristol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.
    • Wausau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
    • Brock Crossroad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Millers Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nixon, see our County-by-County Page for Nixon.

Cemeteries Near Nixon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nixon.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Nixon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nixon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.

  • Kent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bayou George Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gainer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn Haven Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kemp Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetappo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McClellan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Deadening Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Mtn. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
      • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <2>

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.<3>

While we didn't find Nixon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nixon.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nixon, with the one closest to Nixon listed first.

  • Abe Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
  • Wewahitchka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Chipola
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Lewis
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Estiffanulga
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Blountstown
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Orange
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Orange is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Alliance
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alliance is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Bristol
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Selman
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Millers Ferry
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nixon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nixon.

Newspapers Published in Nixon ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nixon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nixon, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nixon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Nixon:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.