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Welcome to Neshota ...

Neshota is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neshota, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Neshota is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Neshota: 251

Communities near Neshota ...

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

  • Mobile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Daphne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairhope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prichard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saraland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Fort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Satsuma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Semmes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Loxley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neshota ...

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

Adding Neshota to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neshota 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 (so far) for Neshota was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neshota.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neshota - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.