A visit to the Nicholson 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 Nicholson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nicholson Cemetery:
41.3695, -91.3779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Nicholson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nicholson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Nicholson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nicholson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beauchamp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beauchamp Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauchamp Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Orono Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Orono Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Schmeltzer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Schmeltzer Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmeltzer Cemetery
- Conesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Conesville Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Estle Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estle Cemetery
- Edgington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Teeters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Teeters Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeters Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Swank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swank Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swank Cemetery
- The Swank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swank Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150367 <5>
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nicholson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nicholson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Gladwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Cotter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Columbus Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Columbus City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Letts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Ainsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Crawfordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Havre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wapello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
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 Nicholson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Louisa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nicholson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Hills
- Hills lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Nicholson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Letts
- Letts lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Nicholson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Letts.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Lone Tree
- Muscatine
- Nichols
- Riverside
- Wapello
- Washington
- West Liberty
- Winfield
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 websites either 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 Nicholson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 Nicholson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982477 (Nicholson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982477 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cotter
- Location given for Nicholson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3694683 Lon: -91.3779352
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Louisa, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nicholson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |