Welcome to Nashville ...
Nashville is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nashville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
When the people of Nashville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Nashvillian<2>
Nashville is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Nashville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Nashville: 715 & 534<4>
Communities Also Named Nashville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.
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.
- Crandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Post Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Monico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Pelican Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Elcho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Gagen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Hiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Kempster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
Adding Nashville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nashville 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 Nashville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Nashville post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nashville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nashville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Nashville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Nashville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |