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Welcome to Nokomis ...

Nokomis is located in Escambia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nokomis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Nokomis is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nokomis: 251

Communities Also Named Nokomis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Nokomis - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Nokomis ...

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

  • Bay Minette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Atmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Century
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
    • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <3>
  • Flomaton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Phillipsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
  • Walnut Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Byrneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Huxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Huxford is located in Escambia County
  • Latham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
  • Blacksher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin 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 Nokomis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nokomis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nokomis ...

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

Adding Nokomis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nokomis post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nokomis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nokomis - 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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