Welcome to Nile ...

Nile is located in Attala County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nile: 662 & 471<3>

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)
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • 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)
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • 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)
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• Sallis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • 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)
  • Coosa is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
• Zemuly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Zemuly is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
• Redwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
• Vowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
• Gregory ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Newport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Newport is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport

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 (so far) 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. The Nile post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nile.