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Welcome to Nixburg ...

Nixburg is located in Coosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nixburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Nixburg is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Nixburg (for example, toward West Point (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Nixburg: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Nixburg ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nixburg ...

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

Adding Nixburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nixburg 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 Nixburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Nixburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nixburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nixburg - 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 Nixburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Nixburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.