Palmetto, Tennessee

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Palmetto, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Montgomery home in Palmetto
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Palmetto, Tennessee
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Palmetto, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°29′31″N86°39′52″W / 35.49194°N 86.66444°W / 35.49194; -86.66444
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Smith
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1296702 [1]

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. [1]

History

Thomas Montgomery and his family settled here in 1838, and erected a home in 1847. [2] The community around the house—which bordered Marshall County —was first called "County Line". [2] When a post office was established, "County Line" was rejected and changed to "Palmetto". [2] Montgomery became a local merchant, and operated two stores across the road from his home. [2] Montgomery's granddaughter Alice, and her husband, politician James Fount Tillman, lived in the home. [2] The Montgomery home, located on Palmetto Farm, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

In 1876, Palmetto had a school, church, steam mill, grist mill, and a population of 50. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form". United States Department of the Interior. February 20, 1985.
  3. ↑ Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk. 1876. p. 329.
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