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Welcome to Nilesville ...

Nilesville is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nilesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Nilesville is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nilesville: 641

Communities near Nilesville ...

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

  • Charles City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Osage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Osage is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
  • New Hampton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nashua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Nora Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Greene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Riceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nilesville ...

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

Adding Nilesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nilesville 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 (so far) for Nilesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nilesville post office opened in 1898. The Nilesville post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nilesville.

Footnotes ...

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