Welcome to Nash ...
The city of Nash is located Nash is located in Ellis County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Nash, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. The community of Nash is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Nash lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Nash: This one is located in Ellis County and the other is located in Bowie County. Beyond Texas, there are 14 communities that are also named Nash - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nash. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nash. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nash. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nash. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nash. 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 Nash. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nash. See our Newspapers Page for Nash. Looking for more information about Nash? 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 Nash, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nash. We originally found mention of Nash 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 Nash was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Nash in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nash.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nash. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Communities near Nash ...
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nash ...
Adding Nash to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Nash post office opened in 1883.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ellis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nash - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/