Welcome to Nicholson ...

Nicholson is primarily located in Shiawassee County<1>. A portion of Nicholson extends into Livingston County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nicholson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Nicholson is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Nicholson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Nicholson - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Montana, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Nicholson ...

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

• East Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <4>
• Owosso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <4>
• Howell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <4>
• Swartz Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
  • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <4>
• Linden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
• Williamston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Corunna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
  • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <4>
• Durand
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <4>
• Fowlerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowlerville <4>
• Perry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>

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 Nicholson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nicholson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nicholson. 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 Nicholson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nicholson ...

Looking for more information about Nicholson? 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 Nicholson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nicholson.

Adding Nicholson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nicholson 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 Nicholson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nicholson post office opened in 1896.

We also found Nicholson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nicholson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shiawassee County: www.shiawassee.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/