Nashville, Iowa

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Nashville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Nashville
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Nashville
Coordinates: 42°03′45″N90°47′02″W / 42.06250°N 90.78389°W / 42.06250; -90.78389
Country United States
State Iowa
County Jackson
Elevation
718 ft (219 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 563
GNIS feature ID459438 [1]

Nashville is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

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Geography

Nashville is located at 42°03′45″N90°47′02″W / 42.06250°N 90.78389°W / 42.06250; -90.78389 . [1]

History

Nashville in Jackson County, Iowa, in 1903 Jackson county iowa 1903.png
Nashville in Jackson County, Iowa, in 1903

Nashville was founded on the Iowa Midland Railway. By 1910, it had thee general stores, a blacksmith and repair shop, and a church. [2]

Nashville's post office operated from 1871 until 1935. [3] [4] The community was named by an early settler for his native hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. [5]

Nashville's population was 54 in 1902, [6] and 100 in 1925. [7]

In 1940, Nashville's population was 55. [8]

See also

Cottonville, Iowa

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nashville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Ellis, James Whitcomb (1910). History of Jackson County, Iowa. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 702.
  3. ↑ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nashville Post Office (historical)
  5. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 105.
  6. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  7. ↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
  8. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 307.

42°03′45″N90°47′02″W / 42.06250°N 90.78389°W / 42.06250; -90.78389

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