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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 West 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 West 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.
Name Variations for West Nicholson ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Nicholson: W. Nicholson
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
West Nicholson is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near West Nicholson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Nicholson:
- Wyoming County (The home county of West Nicholson)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Avery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Lemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Marcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osterhout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vosburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Meshoppen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mehoopany Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Sugar Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wyalusing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Le Raysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Limehill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Herrickville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- South Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- South Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Asylum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Homets Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Potterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- New Era
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Allis Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- La Plume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Carpenter Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- East Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Schultzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Clarks Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Clarks Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Edella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Kunkle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Carverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Duryea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Back Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Houston City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Hughestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Pittston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harveys Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Dushore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shinerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hop Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Auburn Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Kingsley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- South Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Alford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Fairdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Forest City Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Waymart
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wrighter Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
- Aldenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Keen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- South Canaan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Poyntelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poyntelle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
- Maplewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Starrucca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Tresslarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Prompton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Conklin Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Conklin Station is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
- Corbettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hawleyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Conklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edson is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Kirkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conklin Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Nicholson, see our County-by-County Page for West Nicholson.
Cemeteries Near West Nicholson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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 West Nicholson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Nicholson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- Oakley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deckertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Button Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Lemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strickland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Meshoppen.
- The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lemon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45285 <2>
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keiserville - Vose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 West Nicholson had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Nicholson, with the one closest to West Nicholson listed first.
- East Lemon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
- Avery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Lake Carey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Marcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Bardwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bardwell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hop Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dimock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dimock is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
- La Plume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Nicholson. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Nicholson.
Newspapers Published in West 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Nicholson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Nicholson, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West 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 West Nicholson:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Broome 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West 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 West Nicholson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |