Welcome to Nesom ...

So far, we found very little information about Nesom. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nesom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nesom, please Contact Us.

Nesom would have been located within present day East Feliciana Parish<2>.

The location of Nesom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nesom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nesom is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Nesom was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Nesom once stood is in the (225) area code.

Communities near Nesom ...

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

• Central
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Zachary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <5>
• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Slaughter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <5>
• Greensburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
• Wilson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Norwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Montpelier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
• Blairstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
  • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish

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

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

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

Adding Nesom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nesom 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 Nesom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nesom post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nesom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/