Welcome to West Nicholson ...

West Nicholson is located in Wyoming County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Nicholson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for West Nicholson: W. Nicholson

West Nicholson is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Nicholson: (570)

Communities near West Nicholson ...

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

• Scranton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Dunmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Carbondale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Old Forge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Archbald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Taylor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Dickson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
• Olyphant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
• Clarks Summit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
  • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <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 West Nicholson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Nicholson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Nicholson ...

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

Adding West Nicholson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Nicholson post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Nicholson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/