Nashville, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°03′45″N 90°47′02″W / 42.06250°N 90.78389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Jackson |
Elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 563 |
GNIS feature ID | 459438[1] |
Nashville is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
Nashville is located at 42°03′45″N 90°47′02″W / 42.06250°N 90.78389°W.[1]
Nashville was founded on the Iowa Midland Railway. By 1910, it had thee general stores, a blacksmith and repair shop, and a church.[2]
Nashville's post office operated from 1871 until 1935.[3][4] The community was named by an early settler for his native hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.[5]
Nashville's population was 54 in 1902,[6] and 100 in 1925.[7]
In 1940, Nashville's population was 55.[8]