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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>.

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.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Nancy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Nancy was located: 931

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)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Hohenwald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
  • Slickrock Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
  • Kimmins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kimmins is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
  • Henryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
  • Aetna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Aetna is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna

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 (so far) for Nancy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nancy post office opened in 1880. The Nancy post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nancy.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Nancy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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