Welcome to Nankin ...

Nankin is located in Ashland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nankin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Nankin is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Nankin: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Nankin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Nankin - they are located in Georgia and Michigan.

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

Communities near Nankin ...

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

• Mansfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Wooster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Ashland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Shelby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Wellington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
• Lodi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
• Loudonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• New London
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• West Salem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <5>
• Greenwich
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nankin ...

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

Adding Nankin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nankin post office opened in 1833.

We also found Nankin in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nankin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/