Welcome to Nira ...

Nira is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Nira has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nira, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Nira is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Nira lies within the (319) area code.

Communities near Nira ...

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

• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Wellman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Riverside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• North English
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <4>
• Keota
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Richland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nira ...

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

Adding Nira to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nira post office opened in 1880.

We also found Nira in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nira.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/