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Nicholson Georgia Map

Explore Nicholson, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Nicholson, Georgia

How to Use This Nicholson, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nicholson, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Nicholson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Nicholson
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Jackson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.113999
Longitude	-83.431549
Population	1,808
Density	176.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30565
Area Code	770, 678
County Seat	Jefferson
School District	Jackson County School District

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About Nicholson, Georgia

Nicholson is a locality in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,808. The population density is 176.4 people per km². Nicholson is located at 34.1140°N, 83.4315°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Nicholson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30565.

Nicholson occupies a quiet expanse of the Georgia piedmont where the soil turns a deep, persistent shade of iron-rich red. It lies 8.1 miles east of Jefferson, GA (from Jefferson, GA: bearing 91°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southeast of Commerce. The landscape here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition of fields and woodlands, with the waters of Cabin Creek marking the terrain just a short distance away. At dusk, the light catches the dust rising from unpaved shoulders, casting long, bruised shadows across the open ground that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. East Jackson Park provides a central point of green, offering a stillness that seems to expand as the heat of the afternoon yields to the cooling air of the inland evening. Reservoir Eight sits nearby, its surface often mirroring the heavy, humid sky that hangs over the region throughout the warmer months.

Nicholson retains the character of a place built upon the steady labor of the land, where the local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet persistence of small-scale commerce. The history of the area is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring layout of the roads and the way the architecture clings to the practical needs of those who settled here generations ago. Residents move through their days with an awareness of the changing seasons, balancing the steady pull of modern life against the slower, more deliberate pace that defines this part of the state. Life in Nicholson remains grounded in the tangible details of the environment—the scent of pine needles baking in the sun, the sound of water moving through the nearby creek, and the feeling of a wide, open horizon that offers a sense of permanence in an otherwise changing world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

East Jackson Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 038° NE
Hardman Memorial Forest Park (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 166° S
Williams Family Cemetery (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 081° E
Fennell Tract (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 172° S
Sandy Creek Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 156° SE
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 344° N
Cook'S Trail (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 157° SE
City of Jefferson Lake (Local Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 275° W
Jackson County Confederate Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 272° W
Odum Watershed (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 051° NE
Commerce Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 351° N
Hugh Logan Interchange (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 174° S
POW/MIA Memorial (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 173° S
Kissing Rock (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 171° S
Tiny ATH Gallery (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 164° S
North Oconee River Greenway (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 162° S
Ciné (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 164° S
Morton Theater (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 164° S
The Arch (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 163° S
Tree That Owns Itself (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 166° S
Athens Gneiss Drill Core (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 164° S
Georgia Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 164° S
Kudzu Hill (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 166° S
Farmhouse Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 169° S
Oconee County Civic Center (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 184° S
Fort Yargo State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 240° SW
Train Caboose Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 243° SW
Ed Bryant Stadium (Stadium) — 21.4 mi, 036° NE
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 23.5 mi, 000° N · 752k acres
Oconee National Forest (National Forest) — 23.7 mi, 154° SE · 116k acres

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