Welcome to Nash ...

So far, we found very little information about Nash. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nash to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nash, please Contact Us.

Nash would have been located within present day Etowah County<2>.

The location of Nash has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nash, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nash is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Nash was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Nash (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Nash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Nash - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) 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.

• Gadsden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <5>
• Albertville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <5>
• Boaz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
• Rainbow City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <5>
• Southside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <5>
• Oneonta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <5>
• Attalla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <5>
• Glencoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
• Springville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
• Ashville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <5>

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.

Adding Nash to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nash in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Nash post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nash.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/