Welcome to Nottingham ...

Nottingham is located in Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nottingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Nottingham is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nottingham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Nottingham: (260)

Communities Also Named Nottingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Nottingham - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Maryland (3), New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nottingham.

Communities near Nottingham ...

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

• Bluffton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Portland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Hartford City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <4>
• Berne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <4>
• Dunkirk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Eaton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Montpelier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Redkey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redkey
  • Redkey is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redkey <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 Nottingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nottingham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nottingham ...

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

Adding Nottingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nottingham post office opened in 1848.

We also found Nottingham in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nottingham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov