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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Wyoming County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.

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:

  • Wyoming County     (The home county of Nicholson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
    • Factoryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Avery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
    • Lake Winola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Carey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
      • Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
    • Osterhout
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
    • Tunkhannock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
      • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <1>
    • South Eaton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
    • Vosburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Meshoppen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jenks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
    • Mehoopany Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mehoopany Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
      • Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
    • Vernon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
    • Sugar Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
      • Sugar Run is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Run <1>
    • Le Raysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Wyalusing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Limehill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
      • Limehill is located in Bradford County
    • Herrickville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
      • Herrickville is located in Bradford County
    • Wilmot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
    • South Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Bradford County
    • South Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
      • South Warren is located in Bradford County
    • Homets Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homets Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
      • Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
    • Potterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
      • Potterville is located in Bradford County
    • Asylum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
    • New Era
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
      • New Era is located in Bradford County
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
    • La Plume
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
      • La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
    • Carpenter Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
      • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
    • Dalton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Craig
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Craig is located in Lackawanna County
    • East Benton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
      • East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
    • Glenburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Scott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Lackawanna County
    • Schultzville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Clarks Green
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Clarks Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
      • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <1>
    • Justus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
      • Justus is located in Lackawanna County
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
    • Orange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Luzerne County
    • Avoca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Duryea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
      • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <1>
    • Carverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
    • Dupont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <1>
    • Exeter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <1>
    • Houston City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Hughestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Pittston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Pittston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kunkle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kunkle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
    • Langdon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
  • Pike County
    • Ledgedale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
      • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
    • Hop Bottom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hop Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Bottom
      • Hop Bottom is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hop Bottom <1>
    • Lenoxville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Royal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
    • Tyler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
    • Alford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Alford is located in Susquehanna County
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
      • Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
    • Elk Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
      • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
    • South Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiffany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
      • Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
    • Gibson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
    • Heart Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
      • Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County
    • Fairdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
    • Forest City Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
    • Waymart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Aldenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
      • Aldenville is located in Wayne County
    • Keen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
    • Wrighter Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County
    • Prompton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
      • Prompton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Maplewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
    • Tresslarville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
      • Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
    • Bethany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
    • Starrucca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <1>
    • Hollisterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
      • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
    • Lakewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Broome County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
    • Corbettsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Conklin Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklin Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
      • Conklin Station is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Conklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hawleyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
      • Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nicholson, see our County-by-County Page for Nicholson.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicholson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nicholson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nicholson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nicholson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Nicholson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pedrick Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45743 <4>
  • Oakley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45669 <4>
  • Deckertown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deckertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deckertown Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
  • Evergreen Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chase Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
  • East Lemon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lemon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lemon Cemetery
  • Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dalton / Scranton Jewish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Scranton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scranton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Wallsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallsville Cemetery
    • Button Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Button Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Button Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nicholson had a population of 734 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nicholson had a population of 705 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.

  • Fleetville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
    • Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Glenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Susquehanna County
  • Factoryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • La Plume
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
    • La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
  • Wallsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville
    • Wallsville is located in Lackawanna County
  • West Nicholson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nicholson
    • West Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
  • East Lemon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lemon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
    • East Lemon is located in Wyoming County
  • Hop Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hop Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Bottom
    • Hop Bottom is located in Susquehanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hop Bottom <1>
  • Bardwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
    • Bardwell is located in Wyoming County
  • Dalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
  • Marcy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
  • Dixon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
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    • Glenburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Craig
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Craig is located in Lackawanna County

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.

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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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nicholson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nicholson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6252, Longitude: -75.7805    
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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