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:
38.6539, -86.0825
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest 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 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)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Ridlen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ridlen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlen Cemetery
- Peugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Peugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peugh Cemetery
- Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue River Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue River Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue River Orthodox Friends Cemetery
- Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987469 <5>
- Canton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Canton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- 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 northeast of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970670 <5>
- Covenanter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Stalker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stalker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Coggswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coggswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggswell Cemetery
- Paynter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Paynter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynter Cemetery
- Gater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gater Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Old Smedley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Smedley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Smedley Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 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)
- Kossuth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Harristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Plattsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Smedley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- South Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Campbellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- New Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Medora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Bartle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Vallonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Bono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bromer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Borden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leipsic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Mahan Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Fredericksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Underwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Scottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crothersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Tunnelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Stonington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
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.
- Austin
- Campbellsburg
- Crothersville
- Fredericksburg
- Medora
- Salem
- Salem lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Nicholson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Scottsburg
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 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 Nicholson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #440160 (Nicholson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440160 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kossuth
- Location given for Nicholson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6539457 Lon: -86.0824779
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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