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Davidson County, Tennessee

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
211historic places
—earliest paper
1783formed
715,884pop. 2020
107cemeteries
4CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 211 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 10 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Nashville, Forest Hills, Old Hickory.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Tennessee is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Davidson titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

121 of 211 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

211 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Acme Farm Supply BuildingnashvilleBuilding1998
AirdrieNashvilleBuilding2005
Alumni Memorial Hall, Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleBuilding2011
American Baptist Theological Seminary Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict2013
Archeological Site 40DV307NashvilleSite2015
Archeological Site No. 40DV35NashvilleSite1992
Beech GroveNashvilleDistrict2007
BelairNashvilleBuilding1971
Belle MeadeNashvilleBuilding1969
Belle Meade ApartmentsNashvilleBuilding1984
Belle Meade Golf Links Subdivision Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict2004
Belle VueBellevueBuilding1973
BelmontNashvilleBuilding1971
Belmont-Hillsboro Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1980
Bennie-Dillon BuildingNashvilleBuilding1984
Berger BuildingNashvilleBuilding1984
Bluefields Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict2016
Brick Church Mound and Village SiteNashvilleSite1973
Broadway Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1980
Buchanan, James, HouseNashvilleBuilding1984
Buena Vista Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1980
Bush-Herbert BuildingNashvilleBuilding1982
Cameron SchoolNashvilleSite2005
Cane Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Additional Documentation)AntiochBuilding1976
Capers C.M.E. Church (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1985
Capitol Hill Redevelopment DistrictNashvilleDistrict2026
Carnegie LibraryNashvilleBuilding1985
Cartwright-Moss HouseGoodlettsvilleBuilding1979
Castner-Knott BuildingNashvilleBuilding1999
Cayce, James A., Administration Service BuildingNashvilleBuilding2019
Centennial ParkNashvilleDistrict2008
Chadwell, Robert, HouseMadisonBuilding1989
Cheatham BuildingNashvilleBuilding1980
Cheek, William T., Sr., HouseBelle MeadeBuilding2026
CheekwoodNashvilleDistrict2000
Christ ChurchNashvilleBuilding1978
Church of the AssumptionNashvilleBuilding1977
Clark Memorial Methodist Church ComplexNashvilleBuilding2024
Cleveland HallOld HickoryBuilding1971
Clover Bottom FarmNashvilleBuilding1975
Clover Bottom Farm (Boundary Increase)NashvilleDistrict2019
Club BaronNashvilleBuilding2026
Cole HouseNashvilleBuilding1974
Cole, Anna Russell, AuditoriumNashvilleBuilding1980
Craig, Mrs. Edward B., HouseForest HillsBuilding2003
Cummins StationNashvilleBuilding1983
Davidson County CourthouseNashvilleBuilding1987
Demonbreun's CaveNashvilleSite1980
Devon FarmNashvilleBuilding1974
Doctor's BuildingNashvilleBuilding1985
Dozier FarmNashvilleBuilding1990
Dubuisson-Neuhoff HouseForest HillsBuilding2003
Dudley, Guildfor, Sr. and Anne Dallas, HouseForest HillsBuilding2003
Dyer, Arthur J., ObservatoryBrentwoodDistrict2009
East Nashville High and Junior High SchoolsNashvilleBuilding2002
East Nashville Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1982
Edgefield Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1977
Eighth Avenue South ReservoirNashvilleStructure1978
Ellis Service Station GarageNashvilleBuilding1991
Elm Street Methodist ChurchNashvilleBuilding1984
Ewing, Alexander, HouseNashvilleBuilding1980
Exit/InNashvilleBuilding2023
Fall SchoolNashvilleBuilding1979
Federal Office BuildingNashvilleBuilding2016
Federal Office Building (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1972
Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaNashvilleBuilding1984
Fifth Avenue Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1983
Fire Hall No. 1NashvilleBuilding2008
Fire Hall for Engine Company No. 18NashvilleBuilding2016
First Baptist Church East NashvilleNashvilleBuilding2005
First Community ChurchNashvilleBuilding2024
First Presbyterian Church NHLNashvilleBuilding1970
Fisk University Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1978
Fort NegleyNashvilleSite1975
Frost BuildingNashvilleBuilding1980
Geddes, James, Engine Company No. 6NashvilleBuilding1978
Geist, John, and Sons, Blacksmith Shop and HouseNashvilleBuilding1980
George Peabody College for Teachers NHLNashvilleDistrict1966
Germantown Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1979
Gilbert MansionNashvilleBuilding1979
Gladstone ApartmentsNashvilleBuilding1983
Glen LevenOak HillDistrict2008
Glen OakNashvilleBuilding1983
Grand Ole Opry HouseNashvilleBuilding2015
GrassmereNashvilleBuilding1984
Gray, Benajah, Log HouseAntiochBuilding1985
Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1972
Hall-Harding-McCampbell HouseNashvilleBuilding2010
Hays-Kiser House (Additional Documentation)AntiochBuilding1974
Hermitage HotelNashvilleBuilding1975
Hermitage Hotel NHLNashvilleBuilding
Hermitage Hotel NHLNashvilleBuilding
Hermitage Hotel NHLNashvilleBuilding
Hermitage, The NHLNashvilleDistrict1966
Hillsboro-West End Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1993
Holly Street Fire HallNashvilleBuilding1982
Holy Trinity ChurchNashvilleBuilding1972
Home for Aged MasonsNashvilleBuilding2008
House of David Recording Studio ComplexNashvilleBuilding2016
Houston Jr., P.D., HouseForest HillsBuilding2003
Hows-Madden HouseNashvilleBuilding1984
Hubbard HouseNashvilleBuilding1973
Hume-Fogg High School (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1974
Inglewood Place Historic District (Additional Documentation)NashvilleDistrict2016
Jackson Park Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict2016
Jubilee Hall, Fisk University NHLNashvilleBuilding1971
Kennedy Jr., Thomas P., HouseForest HillsBuilding2003
Kennedy, Thomas P. Jr., House (Boundary Increase)Forest HillsBuilding2013
Kenner Manor Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict2016
Lakewood Commercial DistrictLakewoodDistrict1985
Lebanon Road Stone Arch BridgeNashvilleStructure1987
Lindsley Avenue Church of ChristNashvilleBuilding1984
Litterer Laboratory (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1978
Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the AgedNashvilleBuilding1985
LongleatNashvilleBuilding1984
LongviewNashvilleBuilding1983
Lyttle, Hulda Margaret, Hall of Meharry Medical CollegeNashvilleBuilding1998
Marathon Motor WorksNashvilleBuilding1996
Martin, Dr. Richard and Mrs Margaret, HouseNashvilleBuilding2007
Martin, Richard E., HouseForest HillsBuilding2003
McCrory-Mayfield HouseBrentwoodBuilding1982
McGavock-Gatewood-Webb HouseNashvilleBuilding2007
Mechanical Engineering Hall, Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleBuilding1978
Miles HouseNashvilleBuilding1979
Miller, Dr. Cleo, HouseNashvilleBuilding1995
Morris Memorial BuildingNashvilleBuilding1985
Mount Olivet CemeteryNashvilleDistrict2005
Municipal Public Works Garage Industrial DistrictNashvilleDistrict2010
Nashville ArcadeNashvilleBuilding1973
Nashville Children's MuseumNashvilleBuilding1971
Nashville Christian Institute GymnasiumNashvilleBuilding2005
Nashville City Cemetery (Additional Documentation)NashvilleSite1972
Nashville Financial Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict2002
Nashville National CemeteryNashvilleSite1996
Nashville Union Station (Additional Documentation) NHLNashvilleBuilding1969
Newsom's Mill (Additional Documentation)NashvilleStructure1976
Noel HotelNashvilleBuilding1984
Oglesby SchoolNashvilleBuilding2002
Old Hickory Historic DistrictOld HickoryDistrict1985
Old Hickory Methodist ChurchOld HickoryBuilding1985
Old Natchez TraceNashvilleStructure1975
Omohundro Water Filtration Complex District (Additional Documentation)NashvilleDistrict1987
OverbrookNashvilleBuilding1984
Overton LaneOak HillSite1980
Park-Elkins Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict2011
Parthenon, The (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1972
Pearl High SchoolNashvilleBuilding2002
Phillips, Thomas W., Memorial (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding2006
Pilcher, Dr. Cobb, HouseForest HillsBuilding2003
Primitive Baptist ChurchNashvilleBuilding1984
Printers Alley Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1982
RCA Studio BNashvilleBuilding2012
RCA Victor Studios BuildingNashvilleBuilding2015
Rainbow RanchMadisonBuilding2018
Rich-Schwartz BuildingNashvilleBuilding1984
Richland HallNashvilleBuilding1983
Richland-West End Historic DistrictNashvilleBuilding1979
RiverwoodNashvilleBuilding1977
Robertson, James, HotelNashvilleBuilding1984
RobincroftNashvilleBuilding1978
Rutledge Hill Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1980
Ryman Auditorium NHLNashvilleBuilding1971
Sandbar VillageNashvilleSite1994
Savage HouseNashvilleBuilding1983
Scarritt College Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1982
Second Avenue Commercial DistrictNashvilleDistrict1972
Shaw, Abner T., HouseGoodlettsvilleBuilding1985
Shelby Street BridgeNashvilleStructure1986
Smith FarmhousePasquoBuilding1983
Smith Farmhouse (Boundary Increase)PasquoBuilding1991
Smith-Carter HouseMadisonBuilding2018
Southern Methodist Publishing HouseNashvilleBuilding1984
St. Ann's Episcopal ChurchNashvilleBuilding1983
St. Cecilia AcademyNashvilleBuilding1976
St. Mary's Catholic Church (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1970
St. Patrick's Catholic Church and RectoryNashvilleBuilding1984
Stone HallNashvilleBuilding2010
Stump, Frederick, HouseNashvilleBuilding1973
SunnysideNashvilleBuilding1974
Tanglewood Historic DistrictnashvilleDistrict1998
Tanglewood Historic District (Boundary Increase)NashvilleBuilding1999
Temple CemeteryNashvilleSite2004
Tennesse Manufacturing CompanyNashvilleBuilding1999
Tennessee State Capitol NHLNashvilleBuilding1970
Tennessee State Library and ArchivesNashvilleBuilding2003
Tennessee State Office BuildingNashvilleBuilding2011
Tennessee State University Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1996
Tennessee Supreme Court BuildingNashvilleBuilding2014
Tennessee War MemorialNashvilleBuilding2017
Third Baptist ChurchNashvilleBuilding1979
Traveller's RestNashvilleBuilding1969
Travellers RestNashvilleBuilding2018
Tulip GroveHermitageBuilding1970
Two Rivers (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1972
U.S. Naval Reserve Training CenterNashvilleBuilding2011
US Post OfficeNashvilleBuilding1984
US Post Office-Old HickoryOld HickoryBuilding1985
Utopia HotelNashvilleBuilding1979
Warner Park Historic ParkNashvilleDistrict1984
Waverly Place Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1985
Weakley-Truett-Clark HouseNashvilleBuilding1989
West End High SchoolNashvilleBuilding2003
West Meade (Additional Documentation)NashvilleBuilding1975
Whites Creek Historic DistrictWhites CreekDistrict1984
Whitland Area NeighborhoodNashvilleDistrict2007
Wilkinson HouseJoeltonBuilding2006
Woman's Club of Nashville (J.B. Daniel House)NashvilleBuilding2010
Woodland in Waverly Historic DistrictNashvilleDistrict1982
WoodlawnNashvilleBuilding1978
Woodmont Terrace ApartmentsNashvilleDistrict2003
Young Women's Christian Association BuildingNashvilleBuilding1982

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Davidson was formed in 1783 (1783-05-17) from Washington.

DAVIDSON created by North Carolina from WASHINGTON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Davidson County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

716k360k3,459179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
3,4599,96520,15430,50947,05579,026122,815167,815257,267321,758399,743477,811569,891715,884

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

107 cemeteries and 17 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 107 listed
NameLatLon
Arnold Cemetery36.07228-86.52499
Austin Cemetery36.027-86.63166
Baker Cemetery (historical)36.12561-86.58833
Battle Cemetery35.98978-86.63694
Beech Grove Cemetery36.29005-86.78083
Benevolent Cemetery36.24644-86.73611
Boner Cemetery36.10283-86.57416
Bordeaux Gardens Park36.17727-86.83861
Bryantown Family Cemetery36.14309-86.6543
Buchanan Cemetery36.14449-86.65943
Burnett Cemetery (historical)36.05756-86.57583
Calvary Cemetery36.15255-86.73833
Cane Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery36.00172-86.63416
Carper Cemetery36.04533-86.6611
Cassman Cemetery36.08672-86.58777
Castleman Cemetery (historical)36.13228-86.56472
Castleman Cemetery (historical)36.13922-86.55638
Castleman Cemetery (historical)36.12367-86.59194
Charlton Cemetery36.06061-86.56693
Charlton Cemetery (historical)36.12034-86.60666
Coggins-Greer Cemetery36.37865-86.75555
Cone Cemetery36.07311-86.58805
Confederate Memorial Cemetery36.21227-86.60694
Cowgill Cemetery36.1931-86.5811
Davidson County Cemetery36.19154-86.81281
Dobson Cemetery (historical)36.08617-86.56749
Dry Creek Cemetery36.28455-86.70726
Dukes Cemetery36.2906-86.84694
Ellis Cemetery (historical)36.10978-86.60833
Eskridge Cemetery (historical)36.07645-86.56111
Forest Grove Cemetery36.36199-86.88972
Foster-Owens Cemetery36.03839-86.6486
Fuqua Cemetery36.13533-86.62999
Fuqua Cemetery36.13283-86.60055
Fuqua Cemetery (historical)36.14061-86.61194
Gambill Cemetery36.01756-86.61944
Gambill Forrester Cemetery36.01571-86.61524
Gleaves Cemetery36.16755-86.60249
Goodman Cemetery (historical)36.08617-86.56972
Gray Cemetery35.99228-86.62527
Greenville Cemetery36.29643-86.88666
Greenwood Cemetery36.14505-86.72388
Gregory Cemetery36.03811-86.57832
Griffin Cemetery36.05283-86.5661
Hamilton Cemetery36.097-86.55527
Hamilton Cemetery (historical)36.13339-86.58111
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens36.02783-87.01861
Hayes Cemetery36.13616-86.62582
Hermitage Memorial Gardens36.22303-86.60089
Hill Cemetery35.99061-86.66721
Hills of Calvary Memorial Park36.20618-86.8645
Holloway Cemetery36.02065-86.61845
Huggins Cemetery36.08922-86.5786
Huggins Cemetery (historical)36.10284-86.58916
Hurt Cemetery (historical)36.1495-86.60055
Ivy Point Cemetery36.34893-86.79194
Jenkins Cemetery36.12977-86.55166
Joelton Cemetery36.31449-86.86472
John Buchanan Cemetery36.14585-86.71318
King Cemetery36.11205-86.69828
Lassiter Cemetery36.37699-86.73027
Leigh Cemetery36.07172-86.57499
Lutons Cemetery36.37338-86.74777
Mann Cemetery (historical)36.11145-86.59666
McClendon Cemetery36.09394-86.59082
McClendon Cemetery (historical)36.09728-86.59666
Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery36.08978-87.03173
Mill Creek Baptist Church Graveyard36.11933-86.72756
Miller Cemetery (historical)36.10506-86.59166
Morrow Cemetery36.10061-86.57666
Mount Ararat Cemetery36.1473-86.74929
Mount Olivet Cemetery36.14991-86.73399
Murrell Cemetery36.102-86.65332
Nashville National Cemetery36.24159-86.72787
Nashville National Cemetery36.24031-86.72618
New Bethel Cemetery36.29643-86.73916
Oakland Cemetery36.27255-86.87777
Page Cemetery (historical)36.15145-86.61222
Painter Cemetery36.06005-86.60027
Pasquo Cemetery36.03478-86.96916
Historical populated places — 17 of 17
NameLatLon
Addie36.37922-86.90861
Curry36.09895-86.7175
Dog Town36.12839-86.7125
Dry Fork36.25867-86.85222
Four Corners36.05562-86.58527
Gertrude36.15006-86.61166
Gilroy36.00423-86.62666
Hite36.15283-86.68333
Jimtown36.1445-86.74389
Loveville36.23978-86.73972
Marvel36.23061-86.66889
Ridgepost36.34727-86.87444
Tennessee Towne36.09506-86.92528
Walton36.25561-86.71389
Watkins36.13617-86.93389
Whites Creek Springs36.31561-86.79861
Wilkerson36.08117-86.68278

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

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Nashville34,5506.3 kmTN038
Brentwood7,32516.6 kmTN015
Franklin8,26130.1 kmTN036
Franklin9,09230.6 kmTN016

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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