Welcome to Nashtown ...
Nashtown is located in Lewis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nashtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Nashtown is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Nashtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Nashtown and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Nashtown: 606
Communities near Nashtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nashtown.
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flemingsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Ewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
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 Nashtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nashtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nashtown. 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 Nashtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nashtown. See our Newspapers Page for Nashtown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nashtown ...
Looking for more information about Nashtown? 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 Nashtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nashtown.
Adding Nashtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nashtown 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 Nashtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nashtown post office opened in 1901.
We also found Nashtown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nashtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nashtown - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |