A visit to the Nixon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Nixon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Nixon Cemetery (FG ID #99083).
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:
36.7658, -99.2774
The Nixon Cemetery is located in Woodward County<2>.
The county seat for Woodward County is located in Woodward. Woodward lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Nixon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nixon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haskew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fern Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lookout Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freedom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Lathrop Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goldenrod Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
- Fairvalley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Fairvalley Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvalley Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Rock Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Preston Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Preston Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Hill Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Kibby Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Kibby Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibby Cemetery
- Cowboy Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehorse Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Whitehorse Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Cemetery
- Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Nixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nixon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haskew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haskew is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
- Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Supply
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodward
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Curtis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buttermilk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heman is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
- Quinlan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quinlan is located in Woodward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Waynoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Woodward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aetna - Historic
- Avard
- Buffalo
- Charleston - Historic
- Curtis
- Freedom
- Haskew - Historic
- May
- May lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Nixon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for May.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Mooreland
- Quinlan
- Selman
- Waynoka
- Woodward
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 Nixon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Woodward 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #99083
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095888 (Nixon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095888 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: Woodward
- Est. Elev: 490 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selman SE
- Location given for Nixon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7655873 Lon: -99.2773288
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woodward, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |