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Welcome to Nicholson ...

Nicholson is located in Waupaca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nicholson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Nicholson is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nicholson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Nicholson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Nicholson - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Montana, North Dakota, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nicholson.

Communities near Nicholson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nicholson.

  • Shawano
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawano is located in Shawano County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
  • New London
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Waupaca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
  • Clintonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
  • Hortonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
  • Weyauwega
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Black Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
  • Manawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Iola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Iola is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nicholson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nicholson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nicholson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nicholson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicholson. See our Newspapers Page for Nicholson.

Adding Nicholson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nicholson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Nicholson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Nicholson post office opened in 1880. The Nicholson post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nicholson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nicholson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/