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Welcome to Old Niota ...

Old Niota is located in Hancock County<1>.

Old Niota is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Old Niota ...

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

  • Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
  • Keokuk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <3>
  • West Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Carthage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • La Harpe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Nauvoo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Danville is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Niota ...

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

Footnotes ...

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