PLACE NAME CITY COUNTY Year or
Time-
frame		 STATE PG. # DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE REFERENCE
No. &
Pg. No.
Presbyterian Church Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1815 TN 15 Established in Shelbyville in 1815.
Nickajack Middle 1794 TN 17 Chickamauga town in middle TN, circa 1794.
Running Water Middle 1794 TN 17 Chickamauga town in middle TN, circa 1794.
Old Stone Fort Manchester Coffee TN 17 Location of (native American) man-made bulwarks/
ancient mounds.		 G-7:
Boone's Creek Washington TN 17 William Bean built a cabin, near Watauga River (now
Washington County)
Cumberland Settlement Nashville 1780 TN 18 First white settlement in middle TN. In 1780.
Mulberry Creek Bedford Co. TN 20 First court held at a building on Mrs. Payne's property.
Mulberry Creek Moore Co. TN 20 First court meeting held at Mrs. Payne's property,
near the head of Mulberry Creek. Now Moore Co.
Sapling Grove Bristol Sullivan Co. 1771 TN 20 Evan Shelby, one of the first settlers in TN. Settled
there in 1771.
Shelby's Landing Tiptonville West 1818-1820 TN 20 Evan Shelby, Jr. settled at Shelby's Landing circa
1818-1820, on Mississipi River.
Unionville Bedford Co. 1827 TN 21 Early community, founded in 1827. 1: 877-880
Fairfield Bedford Co. 1830 TN 21 Early community, founded in 1830. 1: 877-880
Flat Creek Bedford Co. 1840 TN 21 Early community, founded in 1840. 1: 877-880
Wartrace Bedford Co. 1852 TN 21 Early community, founded in 1852. 1: 877-880
Bell Buckle Bedford Co. 1852 TN 21 Early commjnity, founded in 1852. 1: 877-880
Union Hill Asheville Buncombe 1814 NC 26 George Newton was there prior to 1814. James
Patton, early Bedford Co. resident, also came from
that area.
Swannanoa Creek NC 26 George Newton founded a church on this creek which
was called the Robert Patton Meeting House.
Strait Creek Bedford Co. TN 26 James Patton settled here, near where it empties
into the Garrison.
Garrison Bedford Co. TN 26 James Patton settled on Strait Creek, near where
it empties into the Garrison.
Murfree's Spring 1814 TN 27 George Newton was received into the Presbytery of
West TN at a meeting held here sometime before
1814.
Mount Reserve Academy Bedford Co. TN 27 George Newton established this first (recorded)
school. Later known as Bethsalam Academy.
Bethsalem Academy Bedford Co. TN 27 Mount Reserve Academy, est. by George Newton,
was later called Bethsalem Academy.
Knob Creek Bedford Co. 1815 TN 27 Log house on a hill overlooking Knob Creek was used
circa 1815 by Rev. Newton to preach to locals.
Knob Creek is approx. 2 miles East of present-day
Wartrace.
This group of people became the Bethsalem Church.
Bethsalem Church Bedford Co. TN 27 Presbyterians on Knob Creek became the
Bethsalem Church.
Dixon Academy Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1817 TN 27 In 1817, Clement Cannon deeded 5 acres of land to
group of trustees for the purpose of establishing
Dixon Academy.
Bethsalem Church Wartrace Bedford Co. 1819 TN 29 By 1819 was fully recognized as organized Presby-
terian church.
Bethsalem Bedford Co. TN 33 Mentioned as a place where camp-meetings were
held during July-Sept.
Duck River Bible Society Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1818 TN 33 Organized May 16, 1818 at a meeting held at the
Courthouse in Shelbyville. One of the first American
Bible Society's groups.
Betherei Presbyterian Church Bedford Co. 1835 TN 34 Anti-alavery society was organized in this church
as late as 1835. Now in Marshall Co.
Betherei Presbyterian Church Marshall Co. 1835 TN 34 Anti-alavery society was organized in this church
as late as 1835. Now in Marshall Co.
Dixon Academy Shelbyville Bedford Co. TN 34 George Newton and his son, Alexander, taught
at this academy.
"Female" Academy Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1840 TN 35 Established in 1840; located on a part of the site
of the new U.S. Post Office bldg..
Jackson College Maury Co. 1829 TN 35 Organized in 1829, college for gospel ministry.
Flat Creek Bedford Co. TN 38 Providence congregation was mentioned in early
presbytery minutes at Flat Creek.
Sugar Creek Bedford Co. TN 38 Presbyterian Church was located on Sugar Creek
in the area called Blue Stocking Hollow (near
Pleasant Grove) at one time. Also called Sugar
Tree Creek.
Sugar Tree Creek Bedford Co. TN 38 Presbyterian Church was located on Sugar Creek
in the area called Blue Stocking Hollow (near
Pleasant Grove) at one time. Also called Sugar
Tree Creek.
Blue Stocking Hollow Bedford Co. TN 38 Near what is now Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove Bedford Co. TN 38 Was a Presbyterian Church on Sugar Creek (also
known as Sugar Tree Creek) in the area known as
Blue Stocking Hollow, near now Pleasant Grove.
Alexander's Creek Bedford Co. 1828 TN 38 In NE section of county, about midway between
Deason & Unionville. In 1828, a congregation was
organized there.
Fall Creek Bedford Co. 1835 TN 38 In northern part of county. Around 1835, appeared
to be a congregation organized there.
Female Academy Bedford Co. 1839 TN 38 Alfred H. Dashiell operated the first female academy
circa 1839.
City Cemetery Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1840 TN 39 Rev. George Newton buried there in Dec. 1840.
Sylvan Cotton Mills Bedford Co. 1852 TN 42 Began operation in 1852. Present (circa 1965) U.S.
Rubber Company plant, 2 miles sw of Shelbyville
is a successor the that plant.
U.S. Rubber Company Bedford Co. 1852 TN 42 Sylvan cotton Mills began operation in 1852. Present
(circa 1965) U.S. Rubber Company plant, 2 miles
sw of Shelbyville is a successor to that plant.
Bank of Tennessee Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1837 TN 42 Financial panic in 1837 led to the establishment of
the Bank of TN with 8 branches, one in Shelbyville.
Continued to operate until panic of 1857.
Shelbyville Herald, the Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1821 TN 42 First newspaper, established prior to 1821.
Mount Reserve Academy Bedford Co. 1815 TN 42 First School of record. Established by the Rev.
George Newton in 1815.
Dixon Academy Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1820 TN 42 Was the first school in shelbyville.
Female Academy Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1840 TN 42 First female academy in Shelbyville founded. First
principal was Rev. Alfred H. Dashiell.
Female Academy (2nd) Bedford Co. 1858 TN 42 Succeeded by second femal academy.
Centre Normal Institution Rowesville Bedford Co. 1840 TN 42 Established in 1840 at Rowesville. First school of
its kind in the state and perhaps the only "normal"
school in operation in the state before the Civil War.
The building suffered considerable damage during
the War and was rebuilt and reopened after the War.
Centre Normal Institution Rowesville Bedford Co. 1873 TN 42-43 Became the public high school when public schools
began in Bedford Co. in 1873
Methodist Church Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1820 TN 43 Founded in 1820.
Baptist Church Bedford Co. 1845 TN 43 Organized in 1845.
Episcopal Church Bedford Co. 1853 TN 43 Organized in 1853
Roman Catholic Church Bedford Co. 1855 TN 43 Organized in 1855.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Bedford Co. 1856 TN 43 Organized in 1856.
Cannon factory Shelbyville Bedford Co. 1862 TN 46 A cannon factory was established in Shelbyville
for the purpose of mfg. Cannons for the Confederate
cause.
Andrew's Raiders 1862 TN 46 Group of federal spies met on a hill about a mile
east of Shelbyville to get instructions on their raid
into GA. Historical marker now marks this spot
(in front of Maupin farm on Wartrace Pike).
Wartrace Pike Bedford Co. TN 46 Historical Marker in front of the Maupin farm marks
spot where Andrew's Raiders met during the
Civil War.