Welcome to Nanito ...

Nanito is located in Adair County<1>.

The location of Nanito has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nanito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Nanito is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Nanito is within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Nanito ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nanito - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Nanito ...

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

• Creston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Winterset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
  • Winterset is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterset <4>
• Greenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Stuart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Earlham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
  • Earlham is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <4>
• Redfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <4>
• Fontanelle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Dexter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Casey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>
• Orient
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <4>

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 Nanito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nanito.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nanito. 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 Nanito.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nanito ...

Looking for more information about Nanito? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nanito, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nanito.

Adding Nanito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nanito 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 Nanito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nanito post office opened in 1898.

We also found Nanito on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nanito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nanito. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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