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Welcome to Nichols Corners ...

Nichols Corners is located in Onondaga County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Nichols Corners: Nichols Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Nichols Corners for more information about variations on the name of Nichols Corners.

Nichols Corners is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nichols Corners lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Nichols Corners: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Nichols Corners ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • De Witt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Baldwinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • North Syracuse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Solvay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chittenango
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Manlius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Minoa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>

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 Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nichols Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nichols Corners ...

Looking for more information about Nichols Corners? 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 Corners, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nichols Corners.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nichols Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Nichols Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Nichols Corners area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.