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Welcome to Nida ...

Nida is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Nida is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nida is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Nida: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Nida ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Nida - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Nida ...

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

  • Mill Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Durbin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huttonsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Frank is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Sitlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
  • Mingo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Thornwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
  • Valley Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nida ...

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

Adding Nida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nida 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 (so far) for Nida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nida post office opened in 1916. The Nida post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nida.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nida - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Nida area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Nida area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/