Welcome to Nixonton ...

Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County<1>.

Nixonton was established in 1758.

Nixonton is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Nixonton: 252

Communities near Nixonton ...

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

• Elizabeth City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth City
  • From Nixonton to Elizabeth City
• Hertford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
  • Hertford is located in Perquimans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <3>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Winfall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
  • Winfall is located in Perquimans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfall <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winfall
  • From Nixonton to Winfall
• Weeksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weeksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weeksville
  • From Nixonton to Weeksville
• Burgess
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burgess
  • From Nixonton to Burgess
• Camden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
• Elizabeth City Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
  • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
• Shiloh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Camden County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shiloh
  • From Nixonton to Shiloh
• Snug Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans 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 Nixonton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nixonton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nixonton ...

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

Adding Nixonton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Nixonton post office opened in 1793.

We also found Nixonton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nixonton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pasquotank County: www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/

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