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Welcome to Nichols ...

Nichols is located in Aitkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nichols, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Nichols is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nichols lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Nichols ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Nichols - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nichols.

Communities near Nichols ...

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

  • Brainerd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Crosby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Aitkin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Onamia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Deerwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuyuna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Wahkon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Harding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 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 Nichols. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nichols.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nichols ...

Looking for more information about Nichols? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nichols, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nichols.

Adding Nichols to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nichols post office opened in 1884. The Nichols post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nichols.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Aitkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nichols - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/