Nashville, Oregon | |
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  Nashville  Nashville | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′11″N 123°36′29″W / 44.653°N 123.608°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 239 ft (73 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97326 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
Nashville is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. [1] Its post office opened in 1888 and closed in 1978 and is now served by the Blodgett, Oregon, 97326 post office. [2] It was founded by Wallis Nash, [3] who came from England to settle in Oregon in 1879. He died in Nashville in 1926. [2]
Further reading
- Nash, Wallis. Oregon: There and Back in 1877. Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University Press, 1976 (Reprint of 1878 ed.). Project Gutenberg free ebook
References
- ^ Oregon Hometown Locator
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 690. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Bennett, Tom; Edmonston Jr., George. "Part 9 of 30: Wallis Nash...a 'gift' to Corvallis college from Victorian England". Oregon State University Alumni Association. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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