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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nicholson had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bank Lick
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bank Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank Lick
    • Bank Lick is located in Kenton County
  • Atwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Atwood is located in Kenton County
  • Staffordsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staffordsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsburg
    • Staffordsburg is located in Kenton County
  • Independence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Kenton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
  • Walton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ryland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Piner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Visalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bracht
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bracht. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracht
    • Bracht is located in Kenton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bracht
    • From Nicholson to Bracht
  • Fiskburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Kenton County
  • Morning View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maurice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maurice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Maurice is located in Kenton County
  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Beaverlick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Verona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crittenden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Erlanger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grants Lick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Claryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hawthorne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Campbell County
  • Pool's Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pool's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool's Creek
    • Pool's Creek is located in Campbell County

The official website for Kenton County: www.kentoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Nicholson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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