Welcome to Nash ...

Nash is located in Edmonson 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 1884.

Nash is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nash lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Nash lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Nash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Nash - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Indiana, 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.

• Leitchfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Morgantown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Clarkson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Brownsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Caneyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Woodbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Roundhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
  • Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
• Huff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Huff is located in Edmonson County
• Whittinghill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
  • Whittinghill is located in Butler County
• Jetson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
  • Jetson is located in Butler 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 1884.

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

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/