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.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Holden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Belchertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Athol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Winchendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Montague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- 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 for Nichewaug was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Nichewaug post office opened in 1886.
We also found Nichewaug in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nichewaug.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 Nichewaug, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nichewaug - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |