Welcome to Nixon ...

Nixon is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nixon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Nixon is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Nixon: (662)

Communities Also Named Nixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Nixon: This one is located in Pontotoc County and the other is located in Humphreys County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 16 communities that are also named Nixon - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Nixon ...

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

• Tupelo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
  • Tupelo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <3>
• New Albany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
• Pontotoc
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <3>
• Saltillo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <3>
• Verona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <3>
• Shannon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Shannon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <3>
• Plantersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <3>
• Ecru
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <3>
• Sherman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <3>
• Thaxton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
  • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nixon ...

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

Adding Nixon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nixon post office opened in 1895.

We also found Nixon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nixon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/