Sumner County, Tennessee

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Location: Sumner County, Tennessee
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Welcome to Sumner County, Tennessee!

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Contents 1 Project Purpose 2 List of Things to Do 3 Sumner County History 3.1 Historic Sites 4 Geography 4.1 Adjacent counties 4.2 Protected areas 5 Government Offices 6 Demographics 7 Communities 7.1 Cities 7.2 Towns 8 County Common Areas 9 Things to do/see 10 County Resources 10.1 County Records 10.2 Church records 10.3 Voter/Citizenship Records 10.4 Estate/Probate Records 10.5 Land/Homestead Records 10.6 Tax Lists 10.7 Military Service Records 10.8 Census Records 11 See also 12 Sources

Project Purpose

The purpose of this sub-project is to have a foundation for all things relating to Sumner County, Tennessee. From cities, to citizens, to favorite tourist spots, to cemeteries, we aim to have it all here for you in one central location.

List of Things to Do

1. Contributing to the main project page as needed
2. Church records of christenings, marriages and burials
3. Voter or citizenship rolls
4. Records of wills and deceased estates
5. Land tenure records
6. Tax lists
7. Muster lists for militia service
8. Census records, indexed and uploaded

Sumner County History

British colonial longhunters traveled into the area as early as the 1760s, following existing Indian and buffalo trails. By the early 1780s, they had erected several trading posts in the region. The most prominent was Mansker's Station, which was built by Kasper Mansker near a salt lick (where modern Goodlettsville would develop). Another was Bledsoe's Station, built by Isaac Bledsoe at Castilian Springs.[1] Sumner County was organized in 1786, just 3 years after the end of the American Revolutionary War, when Tennessee was still the western part of North Carolina. During the American Civil War, most of Tennessee was occupied by Union troops from 1862. This led to a breakdown in civil order in many areas.[4] The Union commander, Eleazer A. Paine, was based at Gallatin, the county seat. He was notoriously cruel and had suspected spies publicly executed without trial in the town square.[5] He was eventually replaced because of his mistreatment of the people.^[1]

Historic Sites

1. Historic Cragfont, Home of General James Winchester], Brigadier General in the War of 1812.

Geography

Sumner County is located in Middle Tennessee on the state's northern border with Kentucky. The Cumberland River was important in early trade and transportation for this area, as it flows into the Ohio River to the west. That leads to the Mississippi River, and downriver to the major port of New Orleans. Sumner County is in the Greater Nashville metropolitan area.

Adjacent counties

• Macon County (east)
• Davidson County (southwest)
• Simpson County, Kentucky (northwest)
• Robertson County (west)
• Trousdale County (southeast)
• Wilson County (south)
• Allen County, Kentucky (northeast)

Protected areas

1. List and link wildlife areas/parks/etc

Government Offices

1. List and link county offices

Demographics

1. General Overview of the current population/ages/races/marital status/etc

Communities

Cities

(must be officially part of the county)

1. Gallatin
2. Hendersonville
3. Mitchellville

Towns

1. Westmoreland

County Common Areas

1. Sumner County Cemeteries
2. Sumner County Schools

Things to do/see

1. touristy things

County Resources

3. Add any additional genealogical resources here

County Records

Church records

Voter/Citizenship Records

Estate/Probate Records

Land/Homestead Records

Tax Lists

Military Service Records

Census Records

See also

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_County,_Tennessee

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