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Welcome to Nashua ...

Nashua is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nashua, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Nashua is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Nashua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Nashua - they are located in California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Nashua ...

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

  • Palatka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Crescent City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Interlachen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pomona Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hastings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Lake Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peniel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peniel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
  • San Mateo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nashua ...

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

Adding Nashua to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nashua post office opened in 1876.

We also found Nashua in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nashua.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nashua - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/