Welcome to Nead ...

Nead is located in Miami County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Nead is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nead lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Nead (for example, toward Remington), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Nead ...

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

• Kokomo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Logansport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
  • Logansport is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <4>
• Peru
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Wabash
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <4>
• Greentown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
• Galveston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>
• Converse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <4>
• Walton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Bunker Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <4>
• Denver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <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 Nead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nead ...

Looking for more information about Nead? 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 Nead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nead.

Adding Nead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nead in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nead post office opened in 1894.

We also found Nead on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov