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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 Nickerson (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 Nickerson. 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 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.

Nickerson is located in Reno County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Reno County: Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Rice, Sedgwick & Stafford.

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

  • Reno County     (The home county of Nickerson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
    • Yaggy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yaggy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
      • Yaggy is located in Reno County
    • Adams Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
      • Adams Corner is located in Reno County
    • Willowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Charters Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charters Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters Corner
      • Charters Corner is located in Reno County
    • McVays Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McVays Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVays Corner
      • McVays Corner is located in Reno County
    • Hutchinson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
      • Whiteside is located in Reno County
    • South Hutchinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Partridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
      • Partridge is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Kilbourns Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilbourns Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourns Corner
      • Kilbourns Corner is located in Reno County
    • Medora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Medora is located in Reno County
    • Abbyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
      • Abbyville is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Cruppers Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
      • Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
  • Barton County
    • Ellinwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellinwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
      • Ellinwood is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <3>
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
    • Langley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
    • Burrton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
      • Burrton is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
    • Paxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
  • McPherson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
    • Inman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Inman is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <3>
    • Windom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Windom is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Groveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in McPherson County
    • Conway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in McPherson County
    • Elyria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
      • Elyria is located in McPherson County
    • McPherson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
    • Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saxman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
      • Saxman is located in Rice County
    • Alden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
    • Mitchell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
    • Little River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chase
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Raymond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Galt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Rice County
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
    • Silica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Silica is located in Rice County
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Rice County
    • Geneseo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Sedgwick County
    • Mount Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
    • Neola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Stafford County
    • Stafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Stafford has also been known as:
      • Stafford Center
      • Stafford City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Nickerson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nickerson.

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 Nickerson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wild Mead Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Mead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Mead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peace Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Center Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Center Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Partridge.
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lodiana Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodiana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodiana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Partridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Plainview Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nickerson had a population of 1,662 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nickerson had a population of 982 people.

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

  • Sterling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saxman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
    • Saxman is located in Rice County
  • Hutchinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • South Hutchinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Partridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
    • Partridge is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Abbyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
    • Abbyville is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Medora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Medora is located in Reno County
  • Alden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
  • Huntsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Reno County
  • Elmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Reno County
  • Lyons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
  • Darlow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Darlow is located in Reno County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mitchell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
    • Plevna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Plevna is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Buhler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
      • Buhler is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Buhler has also been known as:
      • Tulip Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nickerson ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nickerson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nickerson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nickerson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nickerson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Nickerson.

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 helpful 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 Nickerson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nickerson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Reno County: www.rngov.reno.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Nickerson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nickerson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nickerson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1478, Longitude: -98.0870       In this case, the coordinates for Nickerson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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