Welcome to Nubia ...

Nubia is located in Sumner County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nubia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Nubia is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Nubia: (615)

Communities Also Named Nubia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Nubia - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Nubia ...

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

• Gallatin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Portland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Hartsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Scottsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Allen County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Westmoreland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Hall Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
  • Hall Town is located in Sumner County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
• Cross Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Orlinda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlinda
  • Orlinda is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlinda <4>
• Castalian Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalian Springs
  • Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalian Springs <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 Nubia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nubia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nubia ...

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

Adding Nubia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nubia post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nubia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/