Welcome to Nishu ...
So far, we found very little information about Nishu. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nishu to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nishu, please Contact Us.
Nishu would have been located within present day McLean County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Nishu, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nishu, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926. The community was inundated by Lake Sakakawea.
Time Zone: The area where Nishu was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Nishu, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Nishu would have been located in the (701) area code.
Communities near Nishu ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nishu.
- Beulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <5>
- Zap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
- Zap is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <5>
- Golden Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <5>
- Red Butte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - White Shield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Shield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
- White Shield is located in McLean County
- Elbowoods ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Roseglen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Roseglen is located in McLean County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseglen <5>
- Twin Buttes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
- Krem ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
- Lucky Mound is located in McLean 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 Nishu. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nishu.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nishu. 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 Nishu.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nishu. See our Newspapers Page for Nishu.
Adding Nishu to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Nishu was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nishu post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nishu.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McLean County: www.visitmcleancounty.com/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nishu, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |