Nashville, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Barton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.6 sq mi (125.9 km2) |
| • Land | 48.5 sq mi (125.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 396 |
| • Density | 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 29-51248[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766282[2] |
Nashville is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Barton County, Missouri. It is located one mile west of Route 43 about twelve miles southwest of Lamar.
Nashville was platted in 1869.[3] The name is a transfer from Nashville, Tennessee.[3] A post office called Nashville was established in 1861, and remained in operation until 1959.[4]
Harlow Shapley, an astronomer, was born at Nashville in 1885.[5]
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Kuehn, Kerry (15 September 2014). A Student's Guide Through the Great Physics Texts: Volume I: The Heavens and The Earth. Springer. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-4939-1360-2.
37°22′28″N 94°29′27″W / 37.37444°N 94.49083°W
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