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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Nicholle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nicholle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nicholle, please Contact Us.

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 Nicholle (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 Nicholle. 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 Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Nicholle is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint James Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint James Parish: Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche & Saint John the Baptist.

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

  • Saint James Parish     (The home parish of Nicholle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Uncle Sam
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Convent
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Burton Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Chatman Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Free Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • Hester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Lagan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Saint James
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Paulina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Vacherie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lutcher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <2>
    • North Vacherie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Aben
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Cofield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Burnside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sorrento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Darrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Donaldsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brittany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Amant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Weber City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Gonzales
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Barton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Brignac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Brulie Maurin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
    • Belle Alliance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
    • Belle Terre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
    • Bertie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
    • Elmfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
    • Madewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
    • Rosedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosedale is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Woodlawn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Belle Rose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Freetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
    • Plattenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Home
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Oak Hills Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
    • Old Jefferson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
    • Perkins Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
    • Shenandoah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Village Saint George
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
    • Burtville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
    • Gardere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Woodshire Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
    • Essen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
    • Inniswold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Westminster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Carville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White Castle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Gabriel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Goula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Iberville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
    • Sunshine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Plaquemine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrisonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Chackbay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Kraemer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thibodaux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Acadia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Godchaux
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Blue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Mathews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • French Settlement
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Port Vincent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Maurepas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Killian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Walker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Killona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Gypsy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
    • Montz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
    • Taft
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Hahnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Norco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Des Allemands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vallier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • New Sarpy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Paradis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boutte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Luling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Wallace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Edgard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Reserve
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Laplace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Frenier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Morgan City Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Amelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Akers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholle, with the one closest to Nicholle listed first.
    • Schriever
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Chacahoula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Gray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Minerva Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Donner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gibson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ardoyne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Broadmoor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Bayou Cane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane

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

Cemeteries Near Nicholle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nicholle.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Nicholle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nicholle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Philippian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Highway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Western Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Monroe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Orange Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Burnside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

While we didn't find Nicholle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nicholle.

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

  • Convent
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Welcome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Hester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Saint James
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Central is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Remy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Remy is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • White Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Vacherie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Paulina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lauderdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
  • Cofield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wallace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Burnside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Darrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Nicholle ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicholle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nicholle, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nicholle.

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 Nicholle:

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 Nicholle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nicholle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.