Map of Nashville city, Illinois

Nashville is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 3,105. It is the county seat of Washington County.

Nashville city overview:
Name:	Nashville city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Washington County
Founded:	June 8, 1830
Elevation:	472 ft (144 m)
Total Area:	3.17 sq mi (8.20 km²)
Land Area:	3.08 sq mi (7.98 km²)
Water Area:	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km²)
Total Population:	3,105
Population Density:	1,008.44/sq mi (389.32/km²)
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1751700

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History

Nashville was originally called New Nashville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1830. The local post office was established as Nashville in 1831. On June 28, 2020, Nashville was the site of a successful attempt at the world record for most pogo stick jumps with no hands. Billy Aldrich set the record with 13,015 consecutive jumps.

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, Nashville has a total area of 2.809 square miles (7.28 km), of which 2.72 square miles (7.04 km) (or 96.83%) is land and 0.089 square miles (0.23 km) (or 3.17%) is water.

Nashville is located on Nashville Creek, at the headwaters of Little Crooked Creek, which flows northwest into the Kaskaskia River. Just to the southeast of Nashville is the headwaters of Beaucoup Creek, which flows south into the Big Muddy River. Nashville is thus situated next to the Kaskaskia/Big Muddy divide.