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A visit to the Nichols 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 Nichols Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nichols Cemetery:

41.0562, -72.3054

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Nichols Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Nichols Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Nichols Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Nichols Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nichols Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shelter Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stirling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stirling Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling Cemetery
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
  • Noyac Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Noyac Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyac Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. David AME Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Marion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The East Marion Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion Cemetery
    • Hashamomack Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hashamomack Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashamomack Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hashamomack Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Greenport.
      • The Hashamomack Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Arshamomaque Cemetery
      • Hashamomack Old Families Burying Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272519 <5>
    • Orient Central Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orient Congregational Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Terry Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Terry Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Hill Cemetery
    • First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Willow Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Willow Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill Cemetery
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • Terry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Nichols Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nichols Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Shelter Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Bay Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
  • Sag Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dering Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Shelter Island Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmoreland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Noyack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Northwest Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
  • Orient
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Southold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Orient Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
    • Bridgehampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wainscott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jericho
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jericho is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • East Hampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
    • Peconic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cutchogue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Suffolk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Mecox Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
    • Sagaponack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Sea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Sea is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
    • Watermill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • Amagansett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberts Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing

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 Nichols Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nichols 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 Nichols Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Nichols Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #958558  (Nichols Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #958558 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenport
      • Location given for Nichols Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.0562103     Lon: -72.3053597
      • 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 New York's counties, including Suffolk, 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- Nichols 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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