Welcome to Nile ...

Nile is located in Attala County<1>.

The location of Nile has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Nile is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Nile lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Nile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Nile - they are located in Missouri, New York, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Nile ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Ethel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• Sallis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
• Coosa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
  • Coosa is located in Leake County
• Zemuly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
  • Zemuly is located in Attala County
• Redwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Leake County
• Vowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Vowell is located in Winston County
• Newport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Attala County
• Saint Ann
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Saint Ann is located in Leake 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 Nile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nile.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nile ...

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

Adding Nile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nile in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nile post office opened in 1893.

We also found Nile on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/