A visit to the Nix 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 Nix Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nix Cemetery:
37.1018, -84.2091
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nix Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nix Cemetery is located in Laurel County<2>.
The county seat for Laurel County is located in London. London lies just to the east northeast of the Nix Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Nix Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nix Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Early Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ball Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964977 <5>
- Whitaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wigington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wigington Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigington Cemetery
- Brays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brays Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Cemetery
- East Colony / Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741375 <5>
- Owsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- Dyche Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dyche Memorial Park is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyche Memorial Park
- Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located outside and to the north of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271552 <5>
- Whitaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Bald Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bald Rock Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Rock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bald Rock Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72951 <5>
- Sherman Benge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Benge Cemetery
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benge Cemetery
- Southard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nix Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nix Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bernstadt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Sublimity City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorthae
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Acorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Mount Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Whetstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- North Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Dykes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hansford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Woodbine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Gray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peoples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Shopville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Piney Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
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 Nix Cemetery. The following communities are located in Laurel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nix Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Nix Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Laurel 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 Nix Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514273 (Nix Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514273 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: Laurel
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: London SW
- Location given for Nix Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1017523 Lon: -84.2091006
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Laurel, 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 from Point A (ie- Nix 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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