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Welcome to Nacora ...

Nacora is located in Dakota County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nacora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Nacora is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nacora: 402 & 531<3>

Communities near Nacora ...

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

  • Sioux City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • South Sioux City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
    • South Sioux City is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <4>
  • Wayne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
  • Sergeant Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
    • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <4>
  • North Sioux City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux City
    • North Sioux City is located in Union County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Sioux City <4>
  • Dakota City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pender
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Winnebago
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
    • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
  • Ponca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nacora ...

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

Adding Nacora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nacora 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 Nacora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Nacora post office opened in 1892.

We also found Nacora on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nacora.

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Dakota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nacora - 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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Nacora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Nacora 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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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