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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 East Nicolaus (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 East Nicolaus. 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 East Nicolaus ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Nicolaus: E. Nicolaus

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

East Nicolaus is located in Sutter County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

Below are the counties that are near East Nicolaus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Nicolaus:

  • Sutter County     (The home county of East Nicolaus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Nicolas
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rio Oso
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Pleasant Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Robbins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tierra Buena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Sutter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
  • Butte County
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Grimes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • College City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Arbuckle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Marina Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Summit Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Cool
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Crown Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Equestrian Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Waterford Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Penn Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wildwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Alta Sierra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Riego
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Virginiatown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loomis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Penryn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Granite Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Elverta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rio Linda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Antelope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabre City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • North Highlands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Foothill Farms
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Citrus Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Ali
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Town and Country Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sacramento
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Carmichael
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Zamora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Broderick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • West Sacramento
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunnigan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hershey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Swingle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • El Macero
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Olivehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alicia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Binney Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Dantoni
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Browns Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Smartville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Nicolaus, see our County-by-County Page for East Nicolaus.

Cemeteries Near East Nicolaus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Nicolaus.

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 East Nicolaus - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Nicolaus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.

  • Nicolaus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sierra View Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
    • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Sierra View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <2>
  • Manzanita Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Camp Far West Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Far West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Far West Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Wheatland.
    • The Camp Far West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cantonment Far West Cemetery
    • Far West Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255638 <2>
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Roseville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marysville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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.<4>

While we didn't find East Nicolaus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Nicolaus.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Nicolaus, with the one closest to East Nicolaus listed first.

  • Nicolas
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Pleasant Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cranmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
  • Yuba City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Antelope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Binney Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Yolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Nicolaus. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Nicolaus.

Newspapers Published in East Nicolaus ...

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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Nicolaus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Nicolaus, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Nicolaus.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 East Nicolaus:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Nicolaus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 East Nicolaus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.