Welcome to Nichols ...

Nichols is located in Osage County<1>.

The location of Nichols has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nichols, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Nichols is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Nichols: (918) and (539)<4>

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), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York (2), 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.

• Bartlesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlesville
  • Bartlesville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlesville <5>
• Skiatook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiatook
  • Skiatook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skiatook <5>
• Collinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
• Pawhuska
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawhuska
  • Pawhuska is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawhuska <5>
• Hominy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
  • Hominy is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <5>
• Sperry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sperry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
  • Sperry is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sperry <5>
• Barnsdall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnsdall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsdall
  • Barnsdall is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnsdall <5>
• Ramona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <5>
• Prue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prue
  • Prue is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prue <5>
• Wynona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynona
  • Wynona is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynona <5>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nichols was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nichols.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nichols. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/