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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Nichols in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nichols. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nichols listed first.

  • Briarton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Briarton is located in Shawano County
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  • Leeman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
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  • Black Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
  • Rose Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
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  • Hofa Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
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  • Shiocton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Binghamton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Binghamton is located in Outagamie County
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  • Laney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Laney is located in Shawano County
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  • Angelica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Angelica is located in Shawano County
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  • Bonduel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Bear Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Pulaski
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski is located in Brown County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Embarrass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Sugar Bush
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
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  • Stephensville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stephensville is located in Outagamie County
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  • Oneida
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oneida is located in Brown County
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  • Belle Plaine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
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  • Clintonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
  • Mackville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
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  • Shawano
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawano is located in Shawano County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
  • Nowell ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Nowell is located in Waupaca County
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  • Apple Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
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  • Cecil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Nicholson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
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  • New London
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Hortonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
  • Greenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
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  • Flintville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Flintville is located in Brown County
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  • Chase
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chase is located in Oconto County
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  • Buckbee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
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Footnotes ...

<1>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.