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Welcome to Nauvoo ...

Nauvoo is located in Dyer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nauvoo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Nauvoo is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Nauvoo and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Nauvoo: 731

Communities Also Named Nauvoo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Nauvoo - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Websites for Nauvoo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Nauvoo, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Nauvoo ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elizabeth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Churchton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Caruthersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiptonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Newbern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Halls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
  • Ridgely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nauvoo ...

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

Adding Nauvoo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nauvoo post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nauvoo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nauvoo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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