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:
40.0114, -85.8428
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 23 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.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Grave Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grave Lawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Lawn Cemetery
- Hiday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hiday Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiday Cemetery
- Hair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hair Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hair Cemetery is located
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fisher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140362 <5>
- Stern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stern Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stern Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stern Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Noblesville.
- The Stern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Passwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140464 <5>
- Ervin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Ft. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ft. Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fausset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fausset Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fausset Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ingalls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85998 <5>
- Crosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crosley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosley Cemetery
- Ellingwood - Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stony Creek Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Cemetery
- Caudell - Simmons - Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Grovelawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grovelawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovelawn Cemetery
- The Grovelawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Lawn Cemetery
- Old Woodward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Woodward Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Woodward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Lapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Fishersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Olio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Luxhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Ingalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Fortville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fishers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Edgewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- McCordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Western Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- River Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Strawtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Monterey Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
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 Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nicholson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Fishers
- Fortville
- Lapel
- Noblesville
- Pendleton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nicholson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 #440161 (Nicholson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440161 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lapel
- Location given for Nicholson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0114282 Lon: -85.8427575
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Madison, 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 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. |
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