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Welcome to Nitro ...

Nitro is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

Nitro is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nitro lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Nitro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nitro - they are located in Ontario, Quebec and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Nitro ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • Berkeley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vallejo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Alameda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • San Rafael
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Novato
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nitro ...

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

Adding Nitro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nitro 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 Nitro was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nitro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nitro - 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.