Welcome to Nichewaug ...

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

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

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Nichewaug would have been located within present day Worcester County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nichewaug, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nichewaug is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Nichewaug was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Nichewaug ...

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

• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Gardner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Holden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Belchertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
• Athol
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Winchendon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Ware
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ware is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
• Rutland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
• Montague
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people

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

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

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

Adding Nichewaug to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nichewaug post office opened in 1886. The Nichewaug post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nichewaug.