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 Nichola (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 Nichola. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Nichola is located in Armstrong County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Nichola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nichola:
- Armstrong County (The home county of Nichola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Laird Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Shadyside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Kaylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Slate Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wick City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
- West Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- West Kittanning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Bradys Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Applewold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Applewold is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Sligo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Culmerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Brackenridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Tarentum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Gibsonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Goehring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Lillyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wallace City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Barrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Wurtemburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Fenelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Kepples Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- North Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Dennys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Great Belt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Karns City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leasureville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- East Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- East Brady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Lawsonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Rimersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Toby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Callensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Foxburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Curllsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Beyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Shelocta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Willet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Parkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Smicksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Plumville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Chambersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Langville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Timblin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Ohl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Pansy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Grant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Ellport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emlenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Barkeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Bullion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Pearl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Bagdad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- New Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- North Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nichola, see our County-by-County Page for Nichola.
Cemeteries Near Nichola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nichola.
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 Nichola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nichola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pape Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Cowan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kittanning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Nichola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nichola.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nichola, with the one closest to Nichola listed first.
- Coyleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coyleville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyleville
- Craigsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Rattigan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rattigan is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
- Fenelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Worthington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fosters Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Mills
- Cowansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Carbon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Walkchalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Chicora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- North Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nichola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nichola.
Newspapers Published in Nichola ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nichola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nichola, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nichola.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Nichola:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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 Nichola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nichola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |