A visit to the Nicholls 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 Nicholls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nicholls Cemetery:
33.1782, -83.0024
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nicholls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the north northeast of the Nicholls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nicholls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Nicholls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nicholls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John Boyer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stanton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Ozborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ozborn Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozborn Cemetery
- Garland Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- N F Garland Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The N F Garland Gravesite is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for N F Garland Gravesite
- Hutchings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hutchings Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchings Cemetery
- Bethea Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roberson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Beulah Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Green Sanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415598 <5>
- Second Darien Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Browns Chapel AME Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lunsford - Wall - Sisson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanton Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Roberson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Second Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trawicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trawicks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawicks Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Underwood - Harrison Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knowles Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shivers Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Nicholls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nicholls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zebulon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goat Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warthen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Hardwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Sandersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meriwether
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Tennille
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coopers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Edge Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Hallwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Brown's Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Oconee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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 Nicholls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nicholls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eatonton
- Gibson
- Milledgeville
- Sandersville
- Sparta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Nicholls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Nicholls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985884 (Nicholls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985884 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Devereux
- Location given for Nicholls Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1782036 Lon: -83.0023702
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nicholls 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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