Welcome to Nebo ...

Nebo is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nebo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Nebo is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Nebo: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Nebo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Nebo: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Upshur County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 27 communities that are also named Nebo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Nebo ...

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

• Clendenin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Sutton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
• Gassaway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
  • Gassaway is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <5>
• Clay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Clem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
  • Clem is located in Braxton County
• Ira
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Clay County
• Orma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
  • Orma is located in Calhoun County
• Valley Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
• Frametown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
• Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clay County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nebo ...

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

Adding Nebo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nebo post office opened in 1905.

We also found Nebo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nebo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/