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 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]

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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.



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