A visit to the Nixon 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 Nixon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nixon Cemetery:
34.8712, -84.2066
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nixon Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge lies just to the west of the Nixon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nixon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Nixon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nixon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Concord Baptist Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Morganton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360943 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Upper Wilscot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Toccoa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Toccoa Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Padena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Padena Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padena Cemetery
- Wilscot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilscot Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilscot Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Chastain Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tilley Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Ricketts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove 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 Nixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nixon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Craytonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Mineral Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Margret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Culberson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hothouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Pantertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Epworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cherry Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Burger Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Copperhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Santaluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Postell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Tickanetley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Owltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Ducktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Nixon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Blue Ridge
- Copperhill
- Ducktown
- McCaysville
- Morganton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nixon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 Nixon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #329038 (Nixon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #329038 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: Fannin
- Est. Elev: 557 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilscot
- Location given for Nixon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8711952 Lon: -84.2065825
- 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 Fannin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nixon 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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