Nashville, Iowa

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

Nashville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Nashville
Nashville
Coordinates: 42°03′45″N 90°47′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyJackson
Elevation
718 ft (219 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)563
GNIS feature ID459438[1]

History
Nashville in Jackson County, Iowa, in 1903

Nashville contained a post office from 1871 until 1935.[2][3] The community was named by an early settler for his native hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.[4] Nashville's population was 54 in 1902,[5] and 100 in 1925.[6]

References
  1. "Nashville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nashville Post Office (historical)
  4. 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.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190.


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