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 Nicholson (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 Nicholson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Nicholson is located in Sargent County.
To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sargent County: Dickey, Ransom, Richland, Brown (SD) & Marshall (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Nicholson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nicholson:
- Sargent County (The home county of Nicholson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Cogswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Straubville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Straubville is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Stirum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stirum is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
- Brampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brampton is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Forman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gwinner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Havana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Dickey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Oakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Ludden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ludden is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Guelph
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Guelph is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
- Silverleaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
- Fullerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- LaMoure County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoure
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Elliott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Ransom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brown County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Hecla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marshall County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
- Kidder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- West Britton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
- Britton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Spain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spain is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
- Hillhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillhead is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
- Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nicholson, see our County-by-County Page for Nicholson.
Cemeteries Near Nicholson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nicholson.
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 Nicholson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nicholson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Nicholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harlem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakes View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brampton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161899 <2>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forman.
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264332 <2>
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gwinner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludden Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Havana.
- The Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102051 <2>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nicholson had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Straubville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Straubville is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
- Cogswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Brampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brampton is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Oakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
- Ludden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ludden is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Port Emma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Emma is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Havana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kidder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Guelph
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Guelph is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
- Clement
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clement is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nicholson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nicholson.
Newspapers Published in Nicholson ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicholson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nicholson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nicholson.
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 Nicholson:
- Websites specific to North Dakota
- Pages specific to Sargent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickey County
- LaMoure County
- Ransom County
- Brown County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nicholson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |