Nichols, California
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Nichols | |
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.jpg) A freight train in Nichols in 1980 | |
  Nichols Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′29″N 121°59′17″W / 38.04139°N 121.98806°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa County |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| GNIS ID[1][2] | 1659765 |
| FIPS code[1][2] | 06-51322 |
Nichols is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.[1] It is on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 5.5 miles (9 km) west of Pittsburg,[3] at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m).[1] The place is named for William H. Nichols, president of the General Chemical Company of New York, which built in 1909 a plant here to produce fertilizer and a number of other chemicals for industrial use.[3] In 1921, General Chemical became a division of Nichols's Allied Chemical, later Allied Corporation.
