Nashville, Georgia, also known as the City of Dogwoods, was incorporated as a town on December 20, 1892, and named in honor of General Francis Nash, a distinguished Revolutionary War soldier.

Nashville, population 4,700, serves as the county seat of rural Berrien County, which is home to more than 17,000 residents. Small-town pride in its history is evidenced in the names of the downtown streets - all honoring Colonial War and Civil War heroes. On the courthouse lawn, a statue honors a group of Berrien County soldiers whose ship was sunk en route to England in World War II.

Nashville has been a Better Hometown Community since 2003, a community development program for small cities that outlines four points for community revitalization, policy formation for shared goals, rehabilitation of existing buildings, enhancing economic development and marketing downtown as a center of activity. Characteristic of so many southern towns, Nashville’s downtown is bustling with shops and restaurants within comfortable walking distance of one another.

Lovers of the great outdoors in Nashville & Berrien County enjoy freshwater fishing, hunting, and camping at Patrick’s Paradise, along the Alapaha River, as well as in the area’s bountiful ponds and lakes. For more information about Nashville, visit the Chamber of Commerce's website at berrienchamber.com or the historical society's website at berriencountyga.com or the Better Hometown website at nashvillebht.com.

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