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:
34.8966, -78.9995
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 Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Nicholson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nicholson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cobb Family Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cobb Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lumber Bridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289386 <5>
- Parnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Condly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Condly Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condly Cemetery
- McKinnon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Sandy Grove UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGougan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McGougan Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGougan Cemetery
- Ausley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ausley Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausley Cemetery
- Wellington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wellington Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Adcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Adcox Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcox Cemetery
- McKinsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinsey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinsey Cemetery
- Toller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Toller Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toller Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Tyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
- Union MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockfish Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockfish Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish Memorial Park
- McFayden Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Parkton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Lumber Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Hope Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Saint Pauls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ardulusa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Rennert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Rockfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dundarrach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Red Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Saddletree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bonnie Doone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Vander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Raeford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Robeson 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 #991147 (Nicholson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991147 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hope Mills
- Location given for Nicholson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8965524 Lon: -78.9994747
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Robeson, 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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