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Welcome to Nashville ...

Nashville is located in Lincoln County<1>.


The location of Nashville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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)
  • Philomath
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Toledo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Eddyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kings Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Logsden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Nashville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Nashville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nashville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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