A visit to the Saint Nicholas 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 St. Nicholas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Nicholas Cemetery:
37.7354, -84.9291
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Harrodsburg. Harrodsburg lies just to the east northeast of the St. Nicholas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Nicholas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Berea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Patterson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Mc Mullin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mc Mullin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Mullin Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Perryville National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salt River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salt River Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Rose Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Grove Cemetery
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- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bottom Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Cemetery
- Cull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cull Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Nicholas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dixville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Harrodsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornishville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Atoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jenkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Davis Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Mackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Craintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Faulconer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Burgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McAfee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Brumfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Mitchellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Parksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Braxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Alum Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tablow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
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 St. Nicholas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Nicholas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burgin
- Danville
- Harrodsburg
- Parksville
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 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 St. Nicholas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 St. Nicholas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502708 (Saint Nicholas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502708 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perryville
- Location given for Saint Nicholas Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7353513 Lon: -84.9291229
- 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 Mercer, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Nicholas 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. |