Welcome to Nashville ...

Nashville is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nashville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

When the people of Nashville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Nashvillian<3>

Nashville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Nashville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Nashville: (541) & (458)<5>

Communities Also Named Nashville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Nashville: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Benton County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 33 communities that are also named Nashville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Nashville ...

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

• Corvallis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <6>
• Philomath
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Philomath is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philomath <6>
• Toledo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Siletz
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
  • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <6>
• Falls City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <6>
• Adair Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
  • Adair Village is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
• Blodgett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
  • Blodgett is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blodgett <6>
• Eddyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <6>
• Kings Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Kings Valley is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Valley <6>
• Logsden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsden
  • Logsden is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logsden <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nashville ...

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

Adding Nashville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nashville 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 Nashville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Nashville post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nashville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/