Place:Nash, North Carolina, United States

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NameNash
Alt namesNashsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates35.967°N 77.967°W
Located inNorth Carolina, United States     (1777 - )
See alsoWilson, North Carolina, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
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Ashburk
Aventon
Bailey
Bass Crossroads
Batchelor Crossroads
Bel-Air
Berkeley
Birchwood Homes
Castalia
Corinth
Dortches
Drake
Dukes
Easonburg
Edwards Crossroads
Farmington
Floods Chapel
Forest Oaks
Fox Run
Frazier Crossroads
Gold Rock
Gold Valley Crossroads
Halifax Crossing
Hickory
High Crossroads
High Meadows
Hilliardston
Hunts
Joyners Crossing
Lamm Crossroads
Lancaster Crossroads
Langley Crossroads
Little Easonburg
Matthews Crossroads
Mays Crossroads
Middlesex
Momeyer
Mount Pleasant
Murraytown
Nashville
North Green
Oakland
Old Spring Hope
Quail Hollow
Red Oak
Rocky Cross
Rocky Mount
Rogers Crossroads
Salem
Samaria
Sandy Cross
Sharpsburg
Snells Crossroads
Southside Park
Spring Hope
Stanhope
Strickland Crossroads
Sun Valley
Swelton Heights
Taylor Crossroads
Taylors Store
Union Hope
Wards Store
Westgate Terrace
Westry
White Oak
Winstead Crossroads
Winwood
Woodcrest Park
Woodgreen
Woodridge
Township
Nashville (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Nash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 94,970. Its county seat is Nashville.

Nash County is now a part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, instead of the Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Nash County was formed in 1777 from Edgecombe County. It was named for American Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Nash, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Germantown that year.

In 1855, parts of Nash, Edgecombe, Johnston, and Wayne Counties were combined to form Wilson County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1739 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1751 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1770 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1777 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1777 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1913 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 7,393
1800 6,975
1810 7,268
1820 8,185
1830 8,490
1840 9,047
1850 10,657
1860 11,687
1870 11,077
1880 17,731
1890 20,707
1900 25,478
1910 33,727
1920 41,061
1930 52,782
1940 55,608
1950 59,919
1960 61,002
1970 59,122
1980 67,153
1990 76,677
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External links

www.co.nash.nc.us

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