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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 Nicholasville (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 Nicholasville. 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.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Nicholasville is located in Early County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Early County: Henry (AL), Houston (AL), Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Miller & Seminole.

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

  • Early County     (The home county of Nicholasville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Douglasville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Damascus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bancroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Hentown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
    • Blakely
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Hill is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
    • Sawhatchee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sawhatchee is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
    • Springfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
    • Cedar Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jakin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Milford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Milford is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Anna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anna is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Mimsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
    • Hawkinstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Newton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Arlington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Leary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Holt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Fort Gaines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Vada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Brinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Colonial Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • West Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
    • Dawson Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
    • Lake Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Colquitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
    • Mayhaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
    • Boykin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Flint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Camilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baconton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Five Points
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Coleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shellman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cuthbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Donalsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Clarks Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Herod
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Dawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sasser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Shorterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
    • Haleburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholasville, with the one closest to Nicholasville listed first.
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Williams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people

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

Cemeteries Near Nicholasville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nicholasville.

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 Nicholasville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Second Kiokee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Timmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Billings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephen Bush Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Milford Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Milford.
    • The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528482 <2>
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Gross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pullen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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 Nicholasville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nicholasville.

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

  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Milford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Milford is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Leary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dickey is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Edison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mimsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mimsville is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
  • Bluffton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Folks ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Folks is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
  • Blakely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Colquitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hoggard Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
    • Mayhaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw

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

Newspapers Published in Nicholasville ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicholasville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nicholasville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nicholasville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nicholasville:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nicholasville) 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 Nicholasville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.