Cheatham County, Tennessee
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 9 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Kingston Springs, Ashland City, White Bluff.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP1 of 9 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
9 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Cheatham County Courthouse (Additional Documentation) | Ashland City | 1976 |
| Indian Town Bluff | Ashland City | 1974 |
| Kingston Springs Hotel and Buildings | Kingston Springs | 1979 |
| Montgomery Bell Tunnel NHL | White Bluff | 1994 |
| Mound Bottom (Additional Documentation) | Kingston Springs | 1971 |
| Patterson Forge (40CH87) | Kingston Springs | 1971 |
| Patterson Forge (40CH87) (Boundary Increase) | Lillamay | 1988 |
| Sycamore Mills Site | Ashland City | 1979 |
| Turnbull Forge (40CH97) | Kingston Springs | 1988 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCheatham was formed in 1856 (1856-04-05) from Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson.
CHEATHAM created from DAVIDSON, MONTGOMERY, and ROBERTSON. CHEATHAM located in same general area of previous attempts to create CUMBERLAND in 1837 and 1844.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCheatham County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,258 | 7,956 | 10,112 | 10,039 | 9,928 | 9,167 | 9,428 | 21,616 | 35,912 | 41,072 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS77 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 77 of 77 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Barton Cemetery |
| Batts Cemetery |
| Bell - Hollis Cemetery |
| Bell Town Cemetery |
| Bethel Church Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Binkley Cemetery |
| Blue Spring Cemetery |
| Bobbitt-Forbes Cemetery |
| Brewers Chapel Cemetery |
| Carney Cemetery |
| Clifton Cemetery |
| Cooper Gupton Cemetery |
| Council Cemetery |
| Crotzer Cemetery |
| Denny-Nicholson Cemetery |
| Douglas Cemetery |
| Eatherly - Stewart Cemetery |
| Esther Jackson Cemetery |
| Fambrough Cemetery |
| Felts Cemetery |
| Forest Hill Cemetery |
| Fox Cemetery |
| Frazier Cemetery |
| Gibbs Cemetery |
| Gupton Cemetery |
| Gupton Cemetery |
| Gupton Cemetery |
| Hagewood Cemetery |
| Harris - Douglas Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Hewitt Cemetery |
| Hobson Nicholson Cemetery |
| Hudgens Cemetery |
| Hudgens Cemetery |
| Hunt Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Justice Cemetery |
| Knox Cemetery |
| Link Cemetery |
| Major Cemetery |
| Mallorys Cemetery |
| Morris Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Neptune - Smith Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Nicholson Cemetery |
| Nicholson Cemetery |
| Nicholson Cemetery |
| Nicholson Cemetery |
| Page Cemetery |
| Pardue Cemetery |
| Pardue Cemetery |
| Patterson Cemetery |
| Permelie Nicholson Cemetery |
| Pflaster - Clifton Cemetery |
| Power Cemetery |
| Scott Cemetery |
| Shearon Cemetery |
| Shearon Family Cemetery |
| Skaggs Cemetery |
| Stack - Baggett Cemetery |
| Stack Cemetery |
| Stewart Cemetery |
| Stewart Cemetery |
| Teasley Cemetery |
| Teasley Cemetery |
| Thronton Cemetery |
| Turner - Pardue Cemetery |
| Walker Cemetery |
| Walton Cemetery |
| Weakley Cemetery |
| Wheeless-Green Cemetery |
| Will Smith Cemetery |
| Williams-Shearon Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 5 of 5
| Name |
|---|
| Doziers |
| Hoffasville |
| Mound Bottom |
| Rest |
| Westeria |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Civil War battlefields nearby
ABPPAmerican Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.
| Battlefield | Study acres | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 34,550 | 31.2 km |
Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).
Historical markers
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