Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Nichols Landing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Nichols Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Nichols Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Nichols Landing: Nichols Lndg. (or less commonly used: Nichols Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Nichols Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nichols Landing may originally have been Nichol's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nichols Landing might be written as Nichol Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Nichols Landing is located in Clarke County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Nichols Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nichols Landing:
- Clarke County (The home county of Nichols Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols Landing, with the one closest to Nichols Landing listed first.
- Coffeeville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- West Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Zimco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Morvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Stave Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Toddtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Grove Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols Landing, with the one closest to Nichols Landing listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Womack Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Cullomburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Gilbertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Aquilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Emory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols Landing, with the one closest to Nichols Landing listed first.
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Nanafalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Sweet Water
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Dixon's Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Moss ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols Landing, with the one closest to Nichols Landing listed first.
- Frankville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Saint Stephen's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Hobson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Leroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Bassetts Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Chatom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Clarke County (MS)
- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Greene County (MS)
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols Landing, with the one closest to Nichols Landing listed first.
- Matherville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Robinsons Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Chicora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nichols Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Nichols Landing.
Cemeteries Near Nichols Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nichols Landing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Nichols Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nichols Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nichols Landing, with the one closest to Nichols Landing listed first.
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bladon Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Nichols Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nichols Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nichols Landing, with the one closest to Nichols Landing listed first.
- Coffeeville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Womack Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Frankville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Rescueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- McEntyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- Cunningham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Bigbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Koenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Koenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
- Silas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Souwilpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Ararat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nichols Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nichols Landing.
Newspapers Published in Nichols Landing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nichols Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nichols Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nichols Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Nichols Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Marengo County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nichols Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nichols Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |