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Welcome to Nishna ...

Nishna is located in Audubon County<1>.

Nishna is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nishna: 712

Communities near Nishna ...

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

  • Manning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coon Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Anita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Exira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Adair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Horn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Templeton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Irwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kimballton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dedham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nishna ...

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

Adding Nishna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nishna 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 (so far) for Nishna was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nishna.

Footnotes ...

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