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Welcome to Nell ...

Nell is located in Adair County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Nell (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Nell, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Nell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Nell is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Nell (for example, toward Somerset), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Nell: 270 & 364<4>

Communities Also Named Nell ...

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

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

Communities near Nell ...

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

  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Greensburg is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
  • Edmonton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
    • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <5>
  • Burkesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
    • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <5>
  • Hiseville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Breeding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
    • Breeding is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Breeding
    • From Nell to Breeding
  • Sparksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gradyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
    • Gradyville is located in Adair County
  • Keltner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
    • Keltner is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keltner
    • From Nell to Keltner
  • Flatwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flatwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
    • Flatwood is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flatwood
    • From Nell to Flatwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nell ...

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

Adding Nell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nell 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 Nell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Nell on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nell.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Nell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Nell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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