Welcome to Nectar ...

The town of Nectar is located in Blount County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nectar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nectar has a population of 343 people<3> (see below for details).

Nectar is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Nectar: (205) & (269)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nectar had an population of 343 people. This is a decrease of 0.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nectar had a population of 345 people. This makes Nectar the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 345 people, the population of Nectar decreased 7.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 372 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Nectar.

Communities near Nectar ...

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

• Cullman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
  • Cullman is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <6>
• Clay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
• Pinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
  • Pinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <6>
• Oneonta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <6>
• Springville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <6>
• Kimberly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <6>
• Hanceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
  • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <6>
• Warrior
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
  • Warrior is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <6>
• Good Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
• Morris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 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 Nectar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nectar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nectar ...

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

Adding Nectar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nectar 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 Nectar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Nectar post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nectar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/