Welcome to Nippa ...

Nippa is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nippa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Nippa is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Nippa and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Nippa lies within the (606) area code.

Communities near Nippa ...

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

• Paintsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• Louisa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
• Salyersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <3>
• Inez
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
• Allen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
• Blaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Lowmansville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
  • Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
• Volga
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Volga is located in Johnson County
• Whitehouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Johnson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nippa ...

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

Adding Nippa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nippa post office opened in 1905.

We also found Nippa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nippa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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