St. Nicholas in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Nicholas Cemetery

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 15, 2023

1. St. Nicholas Cemetery Marker

Inscription. St. Nicholas Cemetery is one of the oldest and largest cemeteries associated with the historic African American communities of St. Nicholas, Philips, and Larsen/Pine Forest of South Jacksonville. Other associated community names include Spring Glen, Spring Park, Hogan, and Southside. The cemetery was referenced in a 1910 deed, but an older section has burials that predate the deed. This section was associated with the Mount Zion Baptist Church of Spring Park, founded in 1874. Because of the cemetery's long history, St. Nicholas has a large variety of grave types, materials, and symbolism. The most common types of funerary art are headstones made of marble, granite, cement, and cast stone. Some markers are homemade from cement, often decorated with ceramic tiles, and with inscriptions engraved by hand. The cemetery includes approximately 974 identifiable graves. At least seven black veterans from the 21st, 33rd, and 34th United States Colored Troops are buried in the cemetery. According to oral tradition, the cemetery's older section was donated by the Francis Richard family, who received a 16,000-acre land grant in the

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

area during Florida's Second Spanish Period (1783-1821).

Erected 2014 by F/V Christopher’s Joy, Inc., St. Nicholas Cemetery Association and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-807.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 30° 18.025′ N, 81° 37.378′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in St. Nicholas. It is at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Carmichael Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. Marker is located within the St. Nicholas Cemetery and visible from the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3811 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville FL 32207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 15, 2023

2. St. Nicholas Cemetery Marker

it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Millers Creek (approx. half a mile away); Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.7 miles away); Douglas Anderson School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort San Nicholas (approx. one mile away); Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Philips Congregational Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oriental Gardens (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Strawberry Plantation (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Also see . . . St. Nicholas Area Preservation. (Submitted on April 17, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,336 times since then and 173 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.