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Nashville, Nebraska

Coordinates: 41°24′23″N 95°59′47″W / 41.40639°N 95.99639°W / 41.40639; -95.99639
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Nashville, Nebraska
Nashville, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Nashville, Nebraska
Nashville, Nebraska
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°24′23″N 95°59′47″W / 41.40639°N 95.99639°W / 41.40639; -95.99639
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyWashington
Elevation1,099 ft (335 m)
GNIS feature ID831564[1]

Nashville is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States.

History

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A post office was established at Nashville in 1923, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.[2] In November 2008 a manufacturing plant located in Nashville, PK Manufacturing, was destroyed in a large fire caused by arson in an insurance fraud scheme.[3][4]

Geography

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Nashville is located at 41°24′23″N 95°59′47″W / 41.40639°N 95.99639°W / 41.40639; -95.99639 (41.406388, -95.996388), just north of Omaha along U.S. Route 75. It is approximately four miles south of Fort Calhoun.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nashville, Nebraska
  2. ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Nebraska man gets 16 years for paying to set fire to plant". KETV. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Owner Charged In 2008 Plant Fire". WOWT. Retrieved June 11, 2019.