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 (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. 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.
Nichols is located in Muscatine County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muscatine County: Cedar, Johnson, Louisa, Scott & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Nichols. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nichols:
- Muscatine County (The home county of Nichols)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <2>
- Conesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Atalissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atalissa
- Atalissa is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atalissa <2>
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Muscatine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
- Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <2>
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- South Towne Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Towne Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Midway Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Stockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Downey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Centerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- West Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- West Branch is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <2>
- Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Lime City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Buchanan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Cedar Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Bennett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Olds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Swedesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Mount Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <2>
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
- Midway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Oasis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Iowa City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Iowa City is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <2>
- University Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Morse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Coralville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
- Coralville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <2>
- Oakdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Frytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Amish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
- Ely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Ely is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <2>
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Letts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <2>
- Gladwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Columbus Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
- Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <2>
- Columbus City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Grandview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Cotter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Wapello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Wyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Morning Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <2>
- Elrick Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Durant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Durant is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <2>
- New Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blue Grass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <2>
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
- Walcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Walcott is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <2>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Ainsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <2>
- Kalona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Kalona is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <2>
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <2>
- Havre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Wellman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Wellman is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <2>
- West Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Coppock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Eliza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Petersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- New Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Joy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <2>
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Illinois City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Buffalo Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Prairie
- Buffalo Prairie is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Prairie <2>
- Andalusia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Andalusia is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nichols, see our County-by-County Page for Nichols.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nichols ...
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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nichols.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nichols. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nichols and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nichols.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Nichols.
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Muscatine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock Island County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cedar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Muscatine County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Muscatine County
Cemeteries Near Nichols ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nichols.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nichols covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
- Lenz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenz Cemetery
- South Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Prairie Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockway Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
- Conesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conesville Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
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- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300391 <4>
- Forbes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nichols had a population of 237 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nichols had a population of 358 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <2>
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <2>
- Conesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Downey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Atalissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atalissa
- Atalissa is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
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- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Port Allen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
- Letts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
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- Centerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Muscatine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
- Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
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- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Fredonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nichols. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nichols.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Muscatine County: www.co.muscatine.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nichols) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nichols. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4797, Longitude: -91.3080 In this case, the coordinates for Nichols have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |