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:
36.2895, -88.2109
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Nichols Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nichols Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Boothe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Boothe Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Ralls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ralls Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Country Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Country Home Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Home Cemetery
- Dortch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dortch Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortch Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Eastwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- Provo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Provo Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- India
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Faxon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Puryear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Hazel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Cottage Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollow Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bruceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McKinnon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nichols Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Henry
- Henry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Nichols Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- McKenzie
- Paris
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 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 Nichols Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 #1295726 (Nichols Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295726 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Sandy Dike
- Location given for Nichols Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2895013 Lon: -88.2108737
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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