Welcome to Saint Nicholas ...

Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County<1>.

The location of Saint Nicholas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Nicholas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Nicholas: St. Nicholas

Saint Nicholas is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Nicholas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Saint Nicholas is within the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Nicholas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Saint Nicholas - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Prince Edward Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Nicholas.

Communities near Saint Nicholas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Nicholas.

• Jacksonville Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
  • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
  • Pablo Beach
  • Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Orange Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Talleyrand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
  • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
• Magnolia Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
  • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
• Normandy Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
  • Normandy Village is located in Duval County
  • Normandy Village has also been known as:
  • Normandy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy Village <4>
• Sans Pareil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
  • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
• Jacksonville Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
  • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
• Loretto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Duval County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Nicholas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Nicholas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Nicholas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Nicholas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Nicholas. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Nicholas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Nicholas ...

Looking for more information about Saint Nicholas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Nicholas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Nicholas.

Adding Saint Nicholas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Nicholas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Nicholas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Nicholas post office opened in 1871.

We also found Saint Nicholas in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Nicholas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Nicholas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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