Welcome to Nancy ...
So far, we found very little information about Nancy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nancy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nancy, please Contact Us.
Nancy would have been located within present day Lewis County<2>.
The location of Nancy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nancy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nancy is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Nancy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Nancy still existed, it would have been in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Nancy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Nancy - they are located in Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Ohio, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nancy.
Communities near Nancy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nancy.
- Ashland Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Hohenwald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
- Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <5>
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
- Ethridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Ethridge is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <5>
- Hornertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Slickrock Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Kimmins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Henryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Aetna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Aetna is located in Hickman 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 Nancy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nancy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nancy. 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 Nancy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nancy. See our Newspapers Page for Nancy.
Adding Nancy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nancy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nancy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nancy post office opened in 1880.
We also found Nancy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nancy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nancy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nancy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |