Nashville, Nebraska

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Nashville, Nebraska
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Nashville, Nebraska
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°24′23″N95°59′47″W / 41.40639°N 95.99639°W / 41.40639; -95.99639
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Washington
Elevation
[1]
1,099 ft (335 m)
GNIS feature ID831564 [1]

Nashville is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States.

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History

A post office was established at Nashville in 1923, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929. [2] In November 2008 a manufacturing plant located in Nashville, PK Manufacturing, was destroyed in a large fire caused by arson in an insurance fraud scheme. [3] [4]

As a result of a wave severe weather that impacted eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, a tornado damaged some parts of Nashville on April 17, 2025, including two houses that were destroyed. [5]

Geography

Nashville is located at 41°24′23″N95°59′47″W / 41.40639°N 95.99639°W / 41.40639; -95.99639 (41.406388, -95.996388), just north of Omaha along U.S. Route 75. It is approximately four miles south of Fort Calhoun.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nashville, Nebraska
  2. ↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nebraska man gets 16 years for paying to set fire to plant". KETV. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Owner Charged In 2008 Plant Fire". WOWT. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ First Alert 6 (April 17, 2025). Viewers submit photos, videos of storm damage around Omaha area . Retrieved April 18, 2025– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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