Nichols Grove, Missouri

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Nichols Grove, also known as Nickols Grove [1] or Nickell's Grove, [2] is an extinct hamlet in Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [3] [4] It was first settled in 1838, making it the first settlement in Hickory Township and perhaps one of the first in the northwestern portion of Missouri. [2]

The community derives its name from the Nichol family of pioneer citizens. [5]

References

  1. ↑ History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, National Historical Co., 1882. 1882. p. 262.
  2. 1 2 "An illustrated historical atlas map of Holt County, Mo, 1877". Brink, McDonough & Company. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nichols Grove, Missouri
  4. ↑ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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