Welcome to Nash ...

Nash is located in Nelson County<1>.

The location of Nash has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nash, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Nash is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Nash: (434)

Communities Also Named Nash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Nash: This one is located in Nelson County and the other is located in Chesterfield County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Nash - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Nash ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Buena Vista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Amherst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Jonesboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
• Massies Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
  • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
• Lowesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Lowesville is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <4>
• Nellysford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellysford
  • Nellysford is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nellysford <4>
• Sherando
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
  • Sherando is located in Augusta County
• Steeles Tavern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeles Tavern
  • Steeles Tavern is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeles Tavern <4>
• Old Myndus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
  • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nash ...

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

Adding Nash to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nash post office opened in 1880.

We also found Nash on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nash.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nash. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/