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Welcome to Nims ...

Nims is located in Gaston County<1>.

Nims is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nims: 704 & 980<3>

Websites for Nims ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities near Nims ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gastonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Huntersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Davidson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tega Cay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nims ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nims - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Nims area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Nims area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.