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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Nira (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Nira. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Nira is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk & Louisa.

Below are the counties that are near Nira. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nira:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Nira)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Wellman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <2>
    • West Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Kalona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
      • Kalona is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <2>
    • Rubio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
    • Washington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brighton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Havre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
      • Havre is located in Washington County
    • Ainsworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
      • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <2>
    • Coppock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Crawfordsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Norway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
    • Watkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in Benton County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Wayland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
    • Olds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
      • Olds is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • North English
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <2>
    • Millersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Williamsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
    • Conroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
      • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • South Amana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amana
      • South Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Amana <2>
    • Middle Amana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Amana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Marengo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <2>
    • West Amana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County
    • Ladora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
      • Ladora is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladora <2>
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Iowa County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Pleasant Plain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Packwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
      • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Linby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
      • Linby is located in Jefferson County
    • Pekin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
    • Abingdon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
      • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
    • Maharishi Vedic City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
      • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Amish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
      • Amish is located in Johnson County
    • Frytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
      • Frytown is located in Johnson County
    • Williamstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
    • Windham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Johnson County
    • Cosgrove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
      • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
    • River Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Johnson County
    • Tiffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
      • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <2>
    • University Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
      • University Heights is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Coralville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
      • Coralville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <2>
    • Iowa City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Kinross
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
      • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Keota
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • South English
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
      • South English is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Talleyrand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Keswick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sigourney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <2>
    • Aurora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
    • Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ollie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ollie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Hayesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Linn County
    • Walford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
      • Walford is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Gladwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
      • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
    • Cotter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
      • Cotter is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Wyman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Louisa County
  • Mahaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Indianapolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
      • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
    • Barnes City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Muscatine County
    • Conesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.
    • Deep River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Guernsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
      • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <2>
    • Victor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <2>
  • Wapello County
    • Competine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nira, see our County-by-County Page for Nira.

Newspapers Published in Nira ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nira.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nira, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nira.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Nira:

Cemeteries Near Nira ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nira.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nira covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Bucker Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucker Hill Cemetery
  • Wellman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellman Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
  • Watters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watters Cemetery
  • Walsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walsh Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Keota Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keota Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Wassonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wassonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wassonville Cemetery
  • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery
  • Continue List   (371 more) ...
    • Lafayette Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
    • Lafayette Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
    • Piersol Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piersol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piersol Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nira had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nira, with the one closest to Nira listed first.

  • Kinross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
    • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Creswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • Creswell is located in Keokuk County
  • Wellman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <2>
  • Keota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
    • Green Center is located in Iowa County
  • Lexington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Washington County
  • Harper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • North English
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • South English
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
    • South English is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • West Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
    • West Chester is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Parnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <2>
  • Amish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
    • Amish is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Holbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Iowa County
    • Talleyrand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
    • Richmond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nira. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nira.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nira. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4542, Longitude: -91.9324       In this case, the coordinates for Nira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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