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Welcome to Nero ...

So far, we found very little information about Nero. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nero to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nero, please Contact Us.

Nero would have been located within present day Hampshire County<2>.


The location of Nero has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Nero, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nero is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Nero was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Nero once stood is in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Nero ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Nero: This one is located in Hampshire County and the other is located in Barbour County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 8 communities that are also named Nero - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Nero ...

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

  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Strasburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>
  • Stephens City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
    • Stephens City is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <6>
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <6>
  • Capon Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
    • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <6>
  • Toms Brook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wardensville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
    • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Rosenberger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
    • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Fawcett Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
    • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)

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

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

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

Adding Nero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nero in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Nero post office opened in 1904.

We also found Nero on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nero.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nero, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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