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Welcome to Nyesville ...

Nyesville is located in Parke County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Nyesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Nyesville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Nyesville (for example, toward Chrisman (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Nyesville is located in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Nyesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nyesville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Nyesville ...

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

  • Greencastle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazil
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Parke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
  • Fairview Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Cayuga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
  • Montezuma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Parke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <3>
  • Knightsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Bainbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Rosedale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nyesville ...

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

Adding Nyesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nyesville post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nyesville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Parke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nyesville - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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