Nashville, Oregon

Nashville, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
Nashville, Oregon
Coordinates: 44°39′11″N 123°36′29″W / 44.653°N 123.608°W / 44.653; -123.608Coordinates: 44°39′11″N 123°36′29″W / 44.653°N 123.608°W / 44.653; -123.608
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lincoln
Elevation	239 ft (73 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
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]

References

1. ^ Oregon Hometown Locator
2. ^ ^{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. 
3. ^ 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.