Welcome to Nanito ...
Nanito is located in Adair County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nanito, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Nanito is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Nanito lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Nanito: 641
Communities Also Named Nanito ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nanito - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nanito.
Communities near Nanito ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nanito.
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winterset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Stuart is located in Guthrie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
- Earlham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
- Earlham is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <3>
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Casey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Casey is located in Guthrie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <3>
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Nanito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nanito.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nanito. 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 Nanito.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nanito. See our Newspapers Page for Nanito.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nanito ...
Looking for more information about Nanito? 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 Nanito, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nanito.
Adding Nanito to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nanito in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nanito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Nanito post office opened in 1898.
We also found Nanito on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nanito.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nanito - 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |