Nash County, North Carolina

Nash County
County
Nash County Courthouse in Nashville
Motto:  "Where Business meets Opportunity"
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°57′57″N 77°59′15″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1777
Named for	Francis Nash
Seat	Nashville
Largest community	Rocky Mount
Area
• Total	542.82 sq mi (1,405.9 km2)
• Land	540.44 sq mi (1,399.7 km2)
• Water	2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2)  0.44%
Population  (2020)
• Total	94,970
• Density	175.73/sq mi (67.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	nashcountync.gov

Nash County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2020, 94,970 people lived there. Its county seat is Nashville.

History

The county was made in 1777 from Edgecombe County. It was named for Brigadier General Francis Nash, who had been wounded that year at the Battle of Germantown.

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

Government

Nash County is part of the regional Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments.

Connected counties

These counties are connected to Nash County:

• Halifax County, North Carolina - north
• Edgecombe County, North Carolina - east
• Wilson County, North Carolina - south
• Johnston County, North Carolina - southwest
• Franklin County, North Carolina - west
• Wake County, North Carolina - southwest

Cities and towns

These are the cities and towns in Nash County:

• Bailey
• Battleboro
• Castalia
• Dortches
• Middlesex
• Momeyer
• Nashville
• Red Oak
• Rocky Mount
• Spring Hope
• Whitakers

Other websites

• Nash County government official website Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine