Welcome to Nye ...

Nye is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Nye is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Nye: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Nye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Nye - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Montana (2), North Carolina, Oregon (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Nye ...

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

• Forest Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lake <5>
• New Richmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
• Wyoming
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
• Chisago City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisago City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago City
  • Chisago City is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisago City <5>
• Lindstrom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindstrom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindstrom
  • Lindstrom is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindstrom <5>
• Scandia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
  • Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <5>
• Somerset
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
• Amery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
  • Amery is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
• Osceola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
• Saint Croix Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
  • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 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 Nye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nye.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nye ...

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

Adding Nye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nye 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 Nye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nye post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/