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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>

While we didn't find Nicholson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nicholson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.

  • Morrice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
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  • Bancroft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Webberville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fowlerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cohoctah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
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  • Shaftsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
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  • Byron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • Pittsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
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  • Williamston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleming is located in Livingston County
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  • Oak Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
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  • Deer Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Durand
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
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  • Bennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
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  • Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meridian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Meridian is located in Ingham County
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  • Laingsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Argentine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Argentine is located in Genesee County
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  • Duffield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Duffield is located in Genesee County
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  • Corunna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Okemos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Howell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell is located in Livingston County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
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  • Kerby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
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    • Kerby has also been known as:
    • Kerby Mine
  • Owosso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <2>

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.
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