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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nicholson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nicholson, with the one closest to Nicholson listed first.
- Nowell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Marble ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Symco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Bear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Sugar Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
- Manawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Wolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Buckbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ostrander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Embarrass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Big Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Baldwins Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwins Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Hunting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Caroline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Shiocton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Leeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Belle Plaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Pella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Stephensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensville
- Stephensville is located in Outagamie County
- Split Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Iola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Nicholson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |