Welcome to West Nashville ...

West Nashville is located in Davidson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Nashville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for West Nashville: W. Nashville

West Nashville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Nashville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Nashville: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near West Nashville ...

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

Nashville - Davidson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
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Hendersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brentwood is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
Mount Juliet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
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La Vergne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <4>
Morrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
Goodlettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodlettsville is located in Sumner County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlettsville <4>
Marvel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
Nolensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nolensville is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Nashville ...

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

Adding West Nashville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Nashville was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Nashville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Nashville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the West Nashville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the West Nashville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.