Nash County, North Carolina

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

 References 

Other websites
Nash County government official website 

Category:North Carolina counties
Category:1777 establishments in North Carolina