Welcome to Nash County
Nash is a progressive county with a proud Southern heritage whose citizens enjoy a great quality of life. In close proximity to the state's urban centers, the citizens of the County enjoy access to first class hospitals and schools in an area that maintains an old-fashioned, small town feel.
Nash County is located in North Carolina's Eastern Coastal Plain, approximately two hours from the state's beaches and four hours from its mountains.
Nash County offers activities and attractions the whole family will enjoy -- no matter whether you are young or a senior, whether you are single or have a large family.
Nash is home to the city of Rocky Mount as well as to the towns of Castalia, Dortches, Middlesex, Nashville, Spring Hope and Sharpsburg.
Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount had its beginning in the early part of the 19th century. It centered around the first post office which was established at the Falls of the Tar River on March 22, 1816. It was at that point that the name Rocky Mount appeared in documented history.
The name undoubtedly derived from the rocky mound at the falls of the Tar River, which was also the site of one of the first cotton mills in North Carolina. Rocky Mount Mills was established in 1818. The Wilmington-Weldon Railroad was built about 2 miles east of the mill in 1845 and became the main connection for Rocky Mount to the outside world.
In 1970 and again in 1999, Rocky Mount was named an "All-America City." The little town built upon a rock had become the progressive city on the Great Falls of the Tar.
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Sources: http://www.co.nash.nc.us/ and http://www.rockymountnc.gov/ .
