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Unincorporated community
Nashville, Iowa Location in Iowa Show map of Iowa Nashville, Iowa Location in the United States Show map of the United States
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(s)	563
GNIS feature ID	459438

Nashville is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Geography

Nashville is located at 42°03′45″N 90°47′02″W / 42.06250°N 90.78389°W / 42.06250; -90.78389.

History

Nashville in Jackson County, Iowa, in 1903

Nashville was founded on the Iowa Midland Railway. By 1910, it had thee general stores, a blacksmith and repair shop, and a church.

Nashville's post office operated from 1871 until 1935. The community was named by an early settler for his native hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville's population was 54 in 1902, and 100 in 1925.

In 1940, Nashville's population was 55.

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