Welcome to Nikep ...

Nikep is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nikep, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Nikep is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Nikep: (301) and (240)<3>

Communities near Nikep ...

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

• Cumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Frostburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <4>
• Keyser
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
• Meyersdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• Westernport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <4>
• Romney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
• Carpendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Piedmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
• Salisbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <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 Nikep. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nikep.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nikep ...

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

Adding Nikep to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nikep post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nikep.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/