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Welcome to Nicholia ...

Nicholia is located in Lemhi County<1>.

The pronunciation of Nicholia: nik-coal-ee-uh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nicholia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Nicholia is 6,920 feet [2,109 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Nicholia is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Nicholia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Nicholia: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Nicholia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nicholia - it's located in Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nicholia.

Communities near Nicholia ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Nicholia.

  • Lone Pine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lone Pine is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Leadore
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lima
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lima is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
  • Junction
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Junction is located in Lemhi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Dell
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Nicholia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nicholia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nicholia ...

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

Adding Nicholia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nicholia 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 (so far) for Nicholia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nicholia post office opened in 1884. The Nicholia post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nicholia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Lemhi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Nicholia. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nicholia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Nicholia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Nicholia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/