Welcome to Nixon ...

Nixon is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nixon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Nixon is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Nixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Nixon - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, 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.

• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Elizabeth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 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 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.<4>

From that list, the Nixon post office opened in 1918.

We also found Nixon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956).

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 Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/