Welcome to Nisbet ...

Nisbet is located in Lycoming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nisbet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Nisbet is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Nisbet is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Nisbet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nisbet - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Nisbet ...

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

• Williamsport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Lock Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• South Williamsport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <4>
• Montoursville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
  • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
• Jersey Shore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
  • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <4>
• Muncy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
  • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
• Watsontown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
  • Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <4>
• Hughesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
• Montgomery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <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 Nisbet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nisbet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nisbet ...

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

Adding Nisbet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nisbet post office opened in 1867.

We also found Nisbet in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nisbet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/