Welcome to Nioga ...
So far, we found very little information about Nioga. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nioga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nioga, please Contact Us.
Nioga would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.
The location of Nioga has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nioga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nioga is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Nioga was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Nioga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nioga.
- Grove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
- Hilliard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
- Hilliard is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <5>
- Washington Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
- Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <5>
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <5>
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- South Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <5>
- Commercial Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commercial Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commercial Point
- Commercial Point is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commercial Point <5>
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 Nioga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nioga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nioga. 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 Nioga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nioga. See our Newspapers Page for Nioga.
Adding Nioga to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nioga in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nioga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Nioga post office opened in 1887.
We also found Nioga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nioga.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nioga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nioga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |