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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nicholson Cemetery

Lat:   38.6539°   (38° 39' 14")

Lon:   -86.0825°   (-86° 4' 56")

The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest of the Nicholson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Nicholson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nicholson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Winslow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winslow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winslow Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Ridlen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridlen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ridlen Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Peugh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue River Hicksite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue River Hicksite Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Canton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canton Cemetery
    • The Canton Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Salem.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970670 <5>
  • Covenanter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenanter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Norris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Stalker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stalker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stalker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stalker Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • McKnight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • New Philadelphia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Coggswell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coggswell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coggswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coggswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Paynter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paynter Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Gater Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gater Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Collett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Old Smedley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Smedley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Smedley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Smedley Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Old Hebron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Poor Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Weston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in Washington County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 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.

  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
  • Kossuth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Kossuth is located in Washington County
  • Harristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harristown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • Harristown is located in Washington County
  • Plattsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Washington County
  • Smedley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smedley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
    • Smedley is located in Washington County
  • South Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
    • South Boston is located in Washington County
  • Campbellsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little York
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Claysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
    • Claysville is located in Washington County
  • New Pekin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
    • New Pekin is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Saltillo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Livonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Livonia is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Medora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Medora is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Bartle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bartle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
      • Bartle is located in Washington County
    • Vallonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fort Ritner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
      • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
    • Bono
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
    • Bromer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
      • Bromer is located in Orange County
    • Borden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <6>
    • Leipsic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
      • Leipsic is located in Orange County
    • Fredericksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <6>
    • New Providence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Providence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
      • New Providence is located in Clark County
    • Underwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
      • Underwood is located in Clark County
    • Scottsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <6>
    • Marshfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Scott County
    • Austin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crothersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
      • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <6>
    • Retreat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Jackson County
    • Dudleytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
      • Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
    • Tunnelton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
      • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
    • Stonington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Lawrence County

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 Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nicholson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #440160  (Nicholson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #440160 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kossuth
    • County: Washington         Elev: 260
    • Location given for GNIS #440160 (Nicholson Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nicholson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6539, Longitude: -86.0825       In this case, the coordinates for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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