Welcome to Niagara ...

Niagara is located in Henderson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Niagara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Niagara is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Niagara is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Niagara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Niagara - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Niagara ...

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

• Evansville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Henderson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Newburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Warrick County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Sebree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <4>
• Dixon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Calhoun
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Corydon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Robards
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Robards is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <4>
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Slaughters
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
  • Slaughters is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Niagara ...

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

Adding Niagara to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Niagara post office opened in 1881.

We also found Niagara in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Niagara.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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