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Welcome to Nipper Corner ...

Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Nipper Corner: Nipper Cor. (or less commonly used: Nipper Crn.)

Nipper Corner is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nipper Corner: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Nipper Corner ...

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

  • Carmi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McLeansboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Norris City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Galatia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Enfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dahlgren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belle Rive
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Raleigh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nipper Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nipper Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Nipper Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Nipper Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.