Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Nicholsville (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 Nicholsville. 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 Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Nicholsville is located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Elkhart (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Berrien, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Nicholsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nicholsville:
- Cass County (The home county of Nicholsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Marcellus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wakelee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Penn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Corey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Dowagiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pokagon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sumnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Otsego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plainwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berrien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Naomi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Berrien Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watervliet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Hartman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Shanghai Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Coloma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Niles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sodus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Twelve Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Benton Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Schoolcraft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oshtemo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vicksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Kalamazoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Alamo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Comstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Eastwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parchment
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Chamberlain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Fabius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Constantine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- White Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wasepi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Nottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluff Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mattawan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Almena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- North Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Gobles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breedsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhart County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Simonton Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Elkhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middlebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Seyberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Shipshewana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Granger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Roseland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Mishawaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nicholsville, see our County-by-County Page for Nicholsville.
Cemeteries Near Nicholsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nicholsville.
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 Nicholsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nicholsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Charleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huyck Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Fish Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Wayne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngs Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Nicholsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nicholsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.
- Volinia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Volinia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volinia
- Wakelee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Marcellus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Lawton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Howardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Cassopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dowagiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Corey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nicholsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nicholsville.
Newspapers Published in Nicholsville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicholsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nicholsville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nicholsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nicholsville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Berrien County
- Kalamazoo County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren County
- Elkhart County
- LaGrange County
- Saint Joseph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Nicholsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nicholsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |