Welcome to Nanito ...

So far, we found very little information about Nanito. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nanito to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nanito, please Contact Us.

Nanito would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.

The location of Nanito has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nanito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nanito is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Nanito was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Nanito still existed, it would have been in the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Nanito ...

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

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

Communities near Nanito ...

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

• Black Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <5>
• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Forest City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
• Spindale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
• Rutherfordton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <5>
• Tryon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>
• Lake Lure
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <5>
• Columbus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Montreat
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <5>
• Old Fort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <5>

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

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

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

Adding Nanito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nanito 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 Nanito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nanito post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nanito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/