A visit to the Nixon 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 Nixon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nixon Cemetery:
36.1790, -76.7049
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nixon Cemetery is located in Chowan County<2>.
The county seat for Chowan County is located in Edenton. Edenton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Nixon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nixon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Nixon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nixon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Hill Cemetery is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill Cemetery
- Vine Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Vine Oak Cemetery is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Oak Cemetery
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <5>
- Brown Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gatling - Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Gatling - Smith Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Gatling - Smith Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatling - Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2468172 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Stony Creek Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mintonsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188855 <5>
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] of the Nixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nixon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mavaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Colerain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Center Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Edenhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Edenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Yeopim Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Gliden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Merry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Hobbsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Mitchells Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Askewville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hertford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muddy Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Powellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Gatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Nicanor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- South Tunis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Cofield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
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 Nixon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chowan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edenton
- Gatesville
- Hertford
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 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 Nixon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chowan 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 Nixon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1003726 (Nixon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1003726 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: Chowan
- Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valhalla
- Location given for Nixon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1790464 Lon: -76.7049482
- 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 Chowan, 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 from Point A (ie- Nixon 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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