History of Cheatham County
Courthouse painting by Elsa Gibbs Lockert
Named for Edward Saunders Cheatham, Speaker of the State Senate, in 1856, Cheatham County was created by an Act of the Tennessee General Assembly from lands formerly of Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, and Robertson counties. On Monday, May 5, 1856, the first county court was held at Sycamore Mill. Later, land was purchased on the North side of the Cumberland River which would become the county seat named Ashland, after the many Ash trees which grew in the area. Since 1856, Cheatham County has become home to small-town charm and unmatched beauty of four municipalities: Ashland City, Kingston Springs, Pegram and Pleasant View. The county boasts many sites with a lot of history such as: The Narrows of the Harpeth, Sycamore Mill, Mound Bottom, Cheatham Dam, the Cheatham County Veterans Park, Sidney’s Bluff, Sunrise Bluff, the Cumberland River and the Harpeth River. As well as the physical landmarks, Cheatham County has many well known people who have lived here. Many residents are still actively engaged in farming as they have done for the past 168 years. Today, tobacco and beef cattle produce the county’s largest farm incomes.
Respectfully submitted by Lisa Walker
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