Welcome to Nisson ...

Nisson is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nisson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Nisson is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nisson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Nisson lies within the (360) area code.

Websites for Nisson ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

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

Communities near Nisson ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Hoquiam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
  • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <4>
• Ocean Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Shores
  • Ocean Shores is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Shores <4>
• Montesano
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montesano
  • Montesano is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montesano <4>
• Cosmopolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmopolis
  • Cosmopolis is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmopolis <4>
• Axford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
  • Axford is located in Grays Harbor County
• North Aberdeen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aberdeen
  • North Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
• Humptulips
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humptulips
  • Humptulips is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humptulips <4>
• Junction City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
• South Aberdeen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
  • South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nisson ...

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

Adding Nisson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nisson post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nisson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/