Cheatham County Real Estate

Click on the Cheatham County map below for more information on the various cities in Cheatham County

Demographics

Cheatham County has grown quite a bit since settlers moved onto the land in the 1700-1800's. Despite being one of the quieter counties, Cheatham contains some of the most beautiful scenic views the greater Nashville area provides. It is one of the largest and fastest growing counties in the State of Tennessee. Cheatham County, with its county seat in Ashland City, encompasses a 303 square mile area and has a population of approximately 36,552 (U.S. Census 2000).

Geography

Cheatham County is located a hop skip away from the Nashville-Davidson area. It is right next to Davidson County to the Northwest. If you travel from the heart of Nashville, up I-24 toward Montgomery county you will pass right through Cheatham County. It borders Montgomery County to the southeast, Dickson County to the east, Davidson County to the northwest and Robertson County to the southwest.

Municipalities in Cheatham County

• Ashland City
• Chapmansboro
• Kingston Springs
• Pegram
• Pleasant View

History

An Act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee passed February 28, 1856, created the county of Cheatham, composed of parts of the counties of Davidson, Robertson, Montgomery and Dickson. The question for forming a new county, as created by the Act, was submitted to the people at an election held on the first day of April, 1856, at which election a majority of the votes cast were in favor of the new county. After the survey was made and submitted to the Governor, the new county was created. The first County Court in Cheatham County was held at Sycamore Mills, on Monday May 5, 1856. W. L. Gower was elected Chairman, and F. A. Harris County Court Clerk, pro tem, and Williamson Gatewood, Sheriff pro tem.

It is not known just when or where the first settlement was made in Cheatham County. One account is that of Adam Binkley who settled with his wife and sons on Sycamore Creek near the village of Sycamore Mills in the year 1780, but this date may be in error. Other accounts of early settlement is to be found throughout the county in various publications of early histories of the counties listed above. The first settlements were made along the streams, where many sparkling springs were found. About the year 1825 George Brown established a paper mill on Spring Creek, about four miles southwest of Pleasant View, and ran it for several years.

The population of the County in 1856 was estimated at 7,100; the 1860 census, 7,258; the 1870 census at 6,678; the 1880 census at 7,958, and the 1886 census at 8,500. R. W. Ray was the first resident lawyer in the County, and had a fair practice established when the Civil War began.

At the June term of 1857, the County Court ordered the erection of a Court House. Accordingly a two-story frame building was erected in the year 1858 on the corner of Main and Cumberland Streets in Ashland City and was used as a Court House until 1869, when the County sold it and the lots belonging thereto to Mrs. E. M. Cooper for $1,926.00. The building was then used as a hotel, known as the Central Hotel. The new and more substantial brick Court House was then erected. Shortly after the organization of the County, a small jail was erected, built of logs, but later a brick jail was built. The Asylum For The Poor was built in 1874.

The population of the County in 1856 was estimated at 7,100; the 1860 census, 7,258; the 1870 census at 6,678; the 1880 census at 7,958, and the 1886 census at 8,500. R. W. Ray was the first resident lawyer in the County, and had a fair practice established when the Civil War began.