Sumner County Real Estate

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

Demographics

Montgomery County offers the diversity of a true southern county, moving from farming and rural areas, to the historical architecture and the panoramic views of Cumberland lake. Montgomery proves to have something for everyone with memorable attractions, a variety of festivals and annual events, and a county drenched in the history of America. Not only is Montgomery filled with cultural and economic diversity, its fastest and top ranked community holds the county seat, Clarksville. Clarksville, located in Montgomery County, encompasses a 539 square mile are area and has a population of approximately 135,023 (U.S. Census 2000).

Geography

Sumner County is located in Tennessee on the Kentucky/Tennessee Border. Some of the most important battles of the civil war took place in Montgomery County. It borders Wilson County to the north, Davidson County to the northeast, and Robertson county to the east.

Municipalities in Sumner County

• Bethpage
• Castalian Springs
• Cottontown
• Gallatin
• Goodlettsville
• Hendersonville
• Mitchellville
• Portland
• Westmoreland

History

Among the first settlers of what is now Sumner County were men who braved the elements, the wildlife, and the unknown to follow herds in search of food and furs. Some of these men would be away from the settlements for long periods of time, three to six months or even more. They are known today as longhunters.

The longhunters, and other courageous and daring men and women like them, have earned a place of honor and respect. Men like Kasper Mansker and others created an important piece of history not only in Sumner County, but in Tennessee and the United States as well.

Follow The Trail of the Longhunter in a tour through Sumner County that will let you learn of the post-Revolutionary War history of middle Tennessee. Hear the ring of the blacksmith’s hammer and smell the aromas of fresh bread baked in a Dutch oven at a recreated 1779 fort site. Walk the grounds of an original fort settlement, undisturbed for over 200 years.

Along with natural rural scenery and beautiful Old Hickory Lake, Sumner County is blessed with many homes and sites from the late 1700's to the mid-1800's. There are a number of log homes from the frontier period, 1765 to mid-1800, that are still standing and in use.

Bridal House, built in 1819 by Moore Cotton, is noted for the unusually wide logs used. It is located at 2315 Red River Road, in Cottontown, and is a private residence. The King Homestead, also located in Cottontown, was built in 1798 as a single room, but has had log additions as the family grew. Of course, Wynnewood is the best known log structure and is open to the public for tours. See our Historic Treasures section for details on this 1828 stagecoach inn and resort. Hancock House, also known as the Mary Felice Ferrell house, is currently open as a bed & breakfast. It is actually a collection of log homes merged together. Originally a nineteenth century tollhouse, logs were obtained from Castalian Springs, a barn on Dr. Mentlo's Oakland farm, and another log house in Cottontown for additions in the 1920's and 1930's.

Sumner County was named for Jethro Sumner. Jethro was a native of Virginia, served in the French and Indian War. He emigrated to North Carolina in 1764 and married, inheriting a sizeable estate in Warren County. Sumner became active in local politics. He was elected major of the Halifax minutemen in 1775; the following year he became a colonel of the 3d Battalion of North Carolina Continentals. Sumner participated in the defense of Charleston in June, 1776, and served under Washington at Brandywine, Germantown, and Valley Forge. He was invalided in the spring of 1778 and spent the summer recruiting regulars in North Carolina. Sumner was made brigadier general by the Contiental Congress in January, 1779.

After a year of recruiting regulars once again, Sumner joined the defense of North Carolina against Cornwallis' invasion in the fall of 1780. He resigned in October, angered when General Smallwood was given command of the state troops. At Greene's urging, he returned to the field. Sumner performed his most important service commanding three small North Carolina Continental battalions at Eutaw Springs in September, 1781. For the remainder of the war he was in command of the military forces in North Carolina. He retired in 1783, his health seriously impaired, and died two years later.