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Welcome to Nesmith ...

Nesmith is located in Cullman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nesmith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Nesmith is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nesmith: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Nesmith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nesmith - they are located in Oregon, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Nesmith ...

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

  • Cullman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Good Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Falkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Vinemont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Dodge City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • West Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Arley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • The Colony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colony is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 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 Nesmith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nesmith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nesmith ...

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

Adding Nesmith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nesmith 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 Nesmith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nesmith post office opened in 1877. The Nesmith post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nesmith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cullman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nesmith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Nesmith area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Nesmith area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/