Welcome to Nain ...

Nain is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Nain is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Nain: (540)

Communities Also Named Nain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nain - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Nain ...

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

• Winchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Martinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Charles Town
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Berryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Stephens City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Boyce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Capon Bridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <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 Nain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nain ...

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

Adding Nain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nain post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/