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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 Nichols (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 Nichols. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Nichols is located in Marion County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry & Williamsburg.

Below are the counties that are near Nichols. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nichols:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Nichols)
  • Dillon County
  • Florence County
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
    • Green Sea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Finklea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finklea
      • From Nichols to Finklea
    • Galivants Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Aynor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cool Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Gurley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
    • Daisy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochran Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
  • Marlboro County
  • Bladen County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
    • Butters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County (NC)
    • Bladenboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <1>
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
    • Fair Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Cerro Gordo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Cedar Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedar Grove
      • From Nichols to Cedar Grove
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tabor City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarendon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Grist
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Boardman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Evergreen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chadbourn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cribb Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Barnesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Proctorville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Orrum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Fairmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • McDonald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rowland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <1>
    • Raynham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Alfordsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Elrod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Allenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
      • Lowe is located in Robeson County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Nichols ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nichols.

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 Nichols covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nichols, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.

  • Nichols Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hammon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols - Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols - Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols - Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clay Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old State Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old State Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old State Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grainger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (421 more) ...
    • Soules Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soules Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soules Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Granger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Nichols had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nichols had a population of 329 people.

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

  • Mullins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fair Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Marion County
  • Galivants Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Finklea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Finklea
    • From Nichols to Finklea
  • Cerro Gordo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Barnesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Marion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gaddysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaddysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Bayboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Horry County
  • Emerson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cool Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clarendon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Orrum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nichols. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nichols.

Newspapers Published in Nichols ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nichols.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nichols, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nichols.

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 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 Nichols:

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 Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Nichols, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nichols) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nichols. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2324, Longitude: -79.1477    









 

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