Welcome to Nininger ...
Nininger is located in Dakota County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nininger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Nininger is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Nininger lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Nininger ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nininger.
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <3>
- Lakeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
- Apple Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <3>
- Maplewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Nininger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nininger.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nininger. 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 Nininger.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nininger. See our Newspapers Page for Nininger.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nininger ...
Looking for more information about Nininger? 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 Nininger, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nininger.
Adding Nininger to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nininger 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 Nininger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Nininger post office opened in 1856.
We also found Nininger in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nininger.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Dakota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nininger - 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/ |