Welcome to Nix ...
So far, we found very little information about Nix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nix, please Contact Us.
Nix would have been located within present day Dallas County<2>.
The location of Nix has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nix, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nix is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Nix was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Nix still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Nix ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Nix - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nix.
Communities near Nix ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nix.
- Bearden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <5>
- Leola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <5>
- Sparkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Donaldson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Dalark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Griffithtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Vaden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Bunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
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 Nix. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nix.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nix. 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 Nix.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nix. See our Newspapers Page for Nix.
Adding Nix to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nix 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 for Nix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nix post office opened in 1888.
We also found Nix in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nix.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Nix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nix - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |