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Welcome to Nile ...

Nile is located in Nicholas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nile, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Nile is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nile is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Nile: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Nile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Nile - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Nile ...

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

  • Summersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Richwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Quinwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Beaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Craigsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Muddlety
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
  • Nettie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Odell Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
    • Odell Town has also been known as:
    • Odell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nile ...

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

Adding Nile to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nile post office opened in 1913. The Nile post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nile.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nile - 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 Nile area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Nile 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/