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Welcome to Nicodemus ...

Nicodemus is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nicodemus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Nicodemus is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nicodemus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Nicodemus: 785

Communities Also Named Nicodemus ...

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

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

Communities near Nicodemus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nicodemus.

  • Hill City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
  • Logan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Palco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Palco is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Bogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Damar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Zurich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Edmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmond is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Edmond has also been known as:
    • Edmond City
  • Webster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Roscoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicodemus. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Nicodemus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nicodemus ...

Looking for more information about Nicodemus? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Nicodemus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Nicodemus.

Adding Nicodemus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nicodemus 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 Nicodemus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nicodemus post office opened in 1877. The Nicodemus post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nicodemus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nicodemus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/