Welcome to Nevis ...

Nevis is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Nevis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nevis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Nevis is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Nevis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Nevis - they are located in Alberta and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Nevis ...

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

• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Athens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Philmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
  • Philmont is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <4>
• Tivoli
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Millerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nevis ...

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

Adding Nevis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nevis 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 Nevis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nevis post office opened in 1880.

We also found Nevis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nevis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/