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  Shacklett Location within Tennessee  Shacklett Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°07′29″N87°05′53″W / 36.12472°N 87.09806°W | |
| 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]
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 ]
Davidson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 715,884, making it the second most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville, the state capital and largest city.
Cheatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,072. Its county seat is Ashland City. Cheatham County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in Middle Tennessee.
Ashland City is a town and the county seat of Cheatham County, Tennessee. located in Middle Tennessee, it is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 5,193.
Pleasant View is a city on the northern border of Cheatham County. located in Middle Tennessee, it is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 4,807.
Springfield is the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in Middle Tennessee near the northern border of the state. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 18,782.
The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The 688-mile-long (1,107 km) river drains almost 18,000 square miles (47,000 km2) of southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. The river flows generally west from a source in the Appalachian Mountains to its confluence with the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky, and the mouth of the Tennessee River. Major tributaries include the Obey, Caney Fork, Stones, and Red Rivers.
The Harpeth River, 115 miles (185 km) long, is one of the major streams of north-central Middle Tennessee, United States, and one of the major tributaries of the Cumberland River. Via the Cumberland and the Ohio Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The lower portion of the Harpeth is designated as a "scenic river" under the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Act.
Joelton is a rural small unincorporated town of Davidson County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Joelton is governed by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, due to the fact that the government of Davidson County is consolidated with that of Nashville. Joelton's zip code also includes a portion in Cheatham County. In 2014, the population was 8,189.
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Cheatham was a Tennessee planter, California gold miner, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served in the Army of Tennessee, inflicting many casualties on Gen. Sherman at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, but took the blame for General Schofield's escape at Spring Hill, Tennessee – a major factor in the Confederate defeat at Franklin, Tennessee.
Harpeth River State Park is a state park in Cheatham and Davidson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is a linear park that was created to connect several state historic, natural, and archaeological sites along the lower Harpeth River. The park includes an incised meander in the river known as the Narrows of the Harpeth and its associated national historic landmark, the Montgomery Bell Tunnel. The park also includes the Mound Bottom and Mace Bluff archaeological sites, the Newsom's Mill Historic Site, the Gossett Tract State Natural Area, and a section of land at Hidden Lakes.
Richard Cheatham was an American politician in Middle Tennessee. He was elected as a Whig in 1836 from Tennessee's 11th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives, serving one term. He had previously served several terms in Tennessee's State House, from 1825 to 1833.
State Route 250 is a secondary state highway in Middle Tennessee.
Bell Town, Tennessee is an unincorporated rural community located in southern Cheatham County along U.S. Highway 70.
Richard Boone Cheatham was an American politician based in Nashville, Tennessee. He was serving as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, during the opening years of the Civil War. After the war he served as alderman of the city, and later as a representative to the State House, 1869-1871.
State Route 12 is a highway from Davidson County, Tennessee to Montgomery County, Tennessee.
Cheatham may refer to:
Chapmansboro is an unincorporated community in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States. Its ZIP code is 37035.
Edward Saunders Cheatham was an American politician and businessman.
Cheap Hill is an unincorporated community in Cheatham County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
State Route 249 is a north–south secondary state highway located in Middle Tennessee. The route is located entirely in Cheatham County.
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