Welcome to Nesselroad ...
So far, we found very little information about Nesselroad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nesselroad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nesselroad, please Contact Us.
Nesselroad would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nesselroad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nesselroad is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Nesselroad was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Nesselroad was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Nesselroad ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nesselroad.
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 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 Nesselroad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nesselroad.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nesselroad. 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 Nesselroad.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nesselroad. See our Newspapers Page for Nesselroad.
Adding Nesselroad to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nesselroad 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 (so far) for Nesselroad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nesselroad post office opened in 1885. The Nesselroad post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nesselroad.
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 Nesselroad, 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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nesselroad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Nesselroad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Nesselroad area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |