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Nashville is a small city in south-central Georgia — not to be confused with its famous Tennessee namesake — and it is the county seat and largest city of Berrien County.

Nashville was founded about 1840, and in 1856 it was designated the seat of the newly formed Berrien County; it was incorporated as a town in 1892 and as a city in 1900.

The city's name is traditionally attributed to Francis Nash, a Revolutionary War officer killed at the Battle of Germantown, though historical articles in the local newspaper have long disputed that origin.

Nashville is called the 'City of Dogwoods,' because dogwood trees grow in profusion in and around the town.

Nashville had 4,947 residents at the 2020 census, living in 2,032 households and 1,217 families.

Berrien County was created on February 25, 1856, from portions of Coffee, Irwin and Lowndes counties and named for John M. Berrien, a U.S. Senator and Attorney General from Georgia; the county had 18,160 residents in 2020.

The Berrien County Courthouse, built in 1898 at the center of Nashville, is still in use and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Old Berrien County Jail survives as another historic landmark.

Local students attend Berrien County School District schools in Nashville, including Berrien Primary School, Berrien Elementary School, Berrien Middle School and Berrien High School.

Nashville's parks include Carter Park, Heritage Park and Memorial Park, offering fishing, tennis, basketball and playgrounds.

The town sits at the crossing of Georgia Routes 129 and 76, about 13 miles east of Interstate 75, in a rural farming region near the Florida line.