Shacklett, Tennessee

Shacklett
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°07′29″N87°05′53″W / 36.12472°N 87.09806°W / 36.12472; -87.09806
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Cheatham
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Shacklett is an unincorporated community in Cheatham County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. ^[1]

History

A post office called Shacklett was established in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. ^[2] The community was named after Dr. Henry Rector Shacklett, a local physician who lived in the Dog Creek community in the late 1800s.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shacklett, Tennessee
2. "Cheatham County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 8, 2015.