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WELCOME to DICKSON COUNTY, Tennessee- 8/99
GOLF IN DICKSON COUNTY
Dickson Country Club

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Holes: 9
Par: 36
Length (Ft) 3,250

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MINIATURE GOLF
Seven Flags Race Park

I40 & Hwy 46
Miniature golf
Go carts

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 DRIVING RANGE
Dickson Golf Center

1075 Christi Rd
Greystone Golf
Public
Holes:18
Par:72
$35-$55


COURTESY OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 12'02
Montgomery Bell State Park
Public
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length  6,942 feet
PEOPLE OF DICKSON COUNTY

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 Born on this site, June 2, 1920.   Clement spent his childhood in Dickson.  Famous as an orator, he was three times elected Governor of Tennessee, for a two-year term in 1954 and 1962.   Among the programs inaugurated during his tenure were the organization of the Department of Mental Health, creation of the state's first speech and hearing center, beginning of a long range highway construction project, and the providing of free textbooks for school children.   FRANK GOAD CLEMENT
Montgomery Bell
Montgomery Bell started operating Cumberland furnace seven years after its opening
Bell purchased iron works 1804
He established an industrial empire in Dickson County
Bell cut a 290 foot tunnel called the "Narrows of the Harpeth River"
Robert Bell First permanent resident, 1793
Settled on Jones Creek
William Dickson
click here visitor input		 County named after William Dickson
Dickson never lived in county named after him
Was a Nashville physician and statesman who served in Congress
Born in Dublin County, NC in 1770
Studied medicine and established a practice in Nashville by 1795
By 1799, Dickson was speaker of the State House of Representatives
Served in Congress from 1801 to 1807
Died in Nashville in 1816
General James Robertson Robertson established Cumberland Iron Works 1795
Settlers in County by 1803
Barton's Creek Montgomery Bell, John Nesbitt, Abraham Caldwell, and James Richard Napier
Jones Creek A Revolutionary soldier named Christopher Strong, Molton Dickson, James martin, and Robert Harper
Johnson's Creek George Tubbs and William Ward
Turnbull Creek Minor Bibb, Edward Tidwell, John Brown, Milton Johnson, and William and Thomas Gentry
Piney River William Hogins and Thomas Perry
Settlers along Yellow Creek or Jones Creek by ca 1800 or before(thank you G.J.)
David Dickson first county clerk
Joseph Dickson, wife, Jane Moulton Dickson, and eight sons including David and Molton all settled in county
Joseph Dickson's will was first probated --in 1804
HISTORY OF POST OFFICES
Abiff Opened: January 22, 1887 Closed: March 15, 1906
Barton’s Creek Opened: October 26, 1841
Reopened: May 28, 1867
Reopened: November 13, 1871 		Closed: July 18, 1866
Reclosed: August 9, 1869
Reclosed: July 18, 1866
Batson Opened: August 21, 1829 Reopened: November 13, 1878 Closed: October 6, 1841 Reclosed: August 15, 1905
Beckley Opened: December 22, 1880 Closed: September 2, 1881
Bell Opened: November 18, 1889 Closed: February 6, 1890
Bellsburg Opened: September 12, 1893 Closed: October 31, 1905
Bellsburgh Opened: October 24, 1849 Reopened: February 12, 1878 Closed: July 18, 1866
Reclosed: September 12, 1893
Betsytown Opened: December 23, 1891 Closed: October 30, 1909
Bon Aqua Opened: June 19, 1874 Closed: September 3, 1879
Brewer Opened: December 19, 1904 Closed: August 31, 1906
Burn’s Station Opened: June 27, 1866 Closed: November 29, 1882
Burns Opened: November 7, 1890 Closed: Operating
Byron Opened: February 17, 1890 Closed: June 3, 1892
Cave Mills Opened: February 19, 1877 Closed: October 20, 1896
Charlotte Opened: January 1, 1807 Closed: Operating
Clover Valley Opened: July 30, 1833 Closed: November 2, 1833
Cloverdale Opened: November 4, 1875 Closed: December 15, 1921
Colesburg Opened: September 12, 1891
Reopened: June 7, 1893		 Closed: May 15, 1893
Reclosed: July 31, 1918
Colesburgh Opened: September 3, 1879 Closed: September 12, 1891
Cumberland Furnace Opened: February 20, 1867 Closed: Operating
Daniel Opened: April 24, 1900 Closed: October 31, 1905
Danielsville Opened: November 25, 1842
Reopened: May 22, 1868		 Closed: July 25, 1866
Reclosed: April 14, 1906
Dickson Opened: July 15, 1869 Closed: Operating
Dukes Opened: December 18, 1827 Closed: August 30, 1828
Dull Opened: April 7, 1884 Closed: January 15, 1906
Edgewood Opened: June 9, 1888 Closed: April 14, 1906
Ellisville Opened: May 28, 1842 Closed: November 25, 1842
Fewville Opened: May 12, 1894 Closed: April 30, 1902
Flatpond Opened: May 11, 1894 Closed: July 15, 1905
Foxville Opened: July 23, 1891 Closed: June 27, 1895
Genevaton Opened: March 9, 1885 Closed: June 25, 1886
Gillem Opened: November 29, 1882 Closed: April 10, 1886
Gillems Station Opened: October 6, 1865 Reopened: January 21, 1869 Closed: October 17, 1869 Reclosed: November 29, 1882
Glendale Opened: June 29, 1866 Closed: November 17, 1868
Green Valley Opened: April 18, 1831 Closed: April 4, 1834
Grimes Opened: May 6, 1891 Closed: January 2, 1894
Hamble Opened: March 3, 1893 Closed: September 30, 1914
Harrington Opened: February 1, 1899 Closed: January 14, 1902
Hazel Ridge Opened: May 28, 1877 Reopened: May 19, 1893 Closed: December 2, 1892 Reclosed: June 15, 1906
Heath Opened: September 7, 1891 Closed: August 31, 1905
Hoberdale Opened: March 31, 1896 Closed: January 4, 1894
Hortense Opened: December 4, 1894 Closed: June 16, 1897
Hutton’s Station Opened: October 6, 1865 Closed: January 29, 1866
Independence Opened: September 20, 1852 Closed: September 22, 1866
Jones Cross Roads Opened: December 22, 1832 Closed: October 13, 1842
Larkins Opened: May 15, 1883 Reopened: April 20, 1899 Closed: April 4, 1898
Reclosed: March 31, 1902
Laurel Furnace Opened: December 14, 1827
Reopened: June 22, 1858 		Closed: June 5, 1834
Reclosed: July 10, 1860
Lewiston Opened: August 16, 1867 Closed: May 21, 1869
Lone Oak Opened: March 5, 1879 Closed: December 26, 1879
Malamison Opened: September 13, 1837 Closed: July 10, 1839
Maysville Opened: July 26, 1832 Closed: May 28, 1842
Meek Opened: November 6, 1893 Closed: February 25, 1898
Murray Opened: May 28, 1900 Closed: December 31, 1903
McKee Opened: October 24, 1890 Closed: April 16, 1891
Noble Opened: July 5, 1894 Closed: June 22, 1895
Nosegay Opened: December 19, 1902 Closed: August 31, 1905
Pardue Opened: September 26, 1904 Closed: October 15, 1917
Phillipsville Opened: Closed: May 5, 1837
Piney River Opened: December 4, 1827 Closed: September 12, 1846
Pomona Road Opened: April 24, 1900 Closed: December 31, 1907
Redden Opened: February 24, 1894 Closed: April 30, 1902
Rock Church Opened: January 15, 1887 Closed: November 24, 1888
Rossland Opened: April 9, 1850 Closed: August 28, 1851
Ruskin Opened: October 20, 1896 Closed: January 15, 1927
Schmitton Opened: October 29, 1892 Closed: March 2, 1894
Shegag’s Store Opened: May 31, 1830 Closed: May 14, 1834
Slayden Opened: May 2, 1894 Closed: Operating
Slayden View Opened: January 3, 1893 Closed: May 2, 1894
Smithville Opened: December 18, 1827 Closed: est. ca 1831
Sneedville Opened: October 25, 1865 Closed: May 3, 1866
Sneedville Station Opened: May 3, 1866 Closed: July 15, 1869
Spencers Mills Opened: January 21, 1878 Closed: April 14, 1906
Stayton Opened: May 21, 1892 Closed: May 25, 1953
Swamp Opened: December 27, 1890 Closed: October 30, 1895
Sylvia Opened: July 10, 1890 Closed: October 29, 1971
Tennessee City Opened: April 10, 1886 Closed: January 26, 1968
Tennessee Iron Works Opened: March 17, 1819 Closed: August 7, 1827
Treswell Opened: January 26, 1903 Closed: June 15, 1925
Turnbull Opened: June 22, 1858 Reopened: July 17, 1871 Reopened: April 24, 1900 Closed: September 22, 1866 Reclosed: September 24, 1875
Reclosed: December 31, 1903
Vanleer Opened: April 16, 1891 Closed: Operating
White Opened: May 17, 1855 Closed: Operating
Williamsville Opened: September 26, 1832
Reopened: May 23, 1843 		Closed: March 12, 1836 Reclosed: September 22, 1866
Woodhaven Opened: August 4, 1893 Closed: December 18, 1895
Woods Valley Opened: September 26, 1871 Closed: October 31, 1905
Work Opened: August 5, 1841 Closed: January 20, 1895
Worley Opened: February 6, 1890 Closed: February 5, 1891
Worley Furnace Opened: May 21, 1869 Closed: February 26, 1875
Yellow Creek Opened: February 21, 1818 Closed: ca. est 1826
CHURCHES OF DICKSON COUNTY
Church History Before 1800
Little is known of the religions of Dickson County prior to 1800
Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians had been organized
No church buildings had been erected
Early Church History of Dickson County
The first church building was probably located one half mile west of Charlotte.
It was built by the Psalm Singers led by Rev Samuel Brown in 1804.
The small group had seceded from the Presbyterian Church.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized on February 3, 1810.
The next church organized was New Hope Church located four miles northwest of Charlotte
New hope was followed by Johnson Creek, Bethel, Bethlehem and Mount Liberty Church.
The first Methodist Church, called Smyrna, was built on Sulfur Creek in 1810
Baptist, Christian, Lutheran, and Episcopal churches were soon organized.
Several Black Baptist and African Methodist churches followed.
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Acorn Hill Church of Christ Antioch Church of Christ Bear Creek Pentecostal Church
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Bible Believers Fellowship Church Bible Missionary Baptist Church Big Springs Church
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Porter Rd
Abiff Community		 b85.jpg (9089 bytes)
Old Charlotte Rd
Bowman Chapel United Methodist Church Brown’s Chapel Church of Christ Calvary Baptist Church
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1266 Claylick Rd
Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Chestnut Grove Free Will Baptist Church Claylick Church of God
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Organized 1810
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101 Henslee Dr
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Dickson Church of Christ Dickson First Baptist Church
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Dickson First Church of the Nazarene Dickson Seventh Day Adventist Church Dunn’s Chapel Church of Christ
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New White Bluff Rd
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Founded 1845
Eastside Baptist Church Edgewood United Methodist Church Eno United Methodist Church
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1201 Collins Rd		 d22.jpg (8626 bytes)
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Nails Creek Rd & Hwy 46
Evangel Baptist Church Explorers Bible Study Church Fairview Baptist Church
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Main & Murrell St		 b80.jpg (10631 bytes)
First Assembly of God Church First Presbyterian Church Friendship Baptist Church
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Hwy 46
Grace Baptist Church Greenwood United Methodist Church
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Ashland City Hwy		 wpe8FC.jpg (6234 bytes)
Hwy 70 W & Weaver Dr		 dickso33.jpg (8534 bytes)
Hickory Wood Church of Christ Hillview Baptist Church House of the Lord Church
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101 McCreary St		 a31.jpg (8711 bytes)
Ashland City Hwy
House of the Lord Assembly Church Independent Bible Church Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church
Hwy 96
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Garners Creek Rd
 Liberty Rd
Jackson Temple Church of Christ Jason Chapel Church of the Nazarene Liberty United Methodist Church
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715 W Walnut St		 b91.jpg (7943 bytes) a53.jpg (9327 bytes)
Macedonia Apostolic Church Maple Grove Missionary Baptist Church Miller's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church
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Maple Valley Rd
Midway Church of Christ Mount Hebron Church of Christ Mount Olive Church of Christ
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618 Collier Bend Rd
Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church Mt Liberty Church Mt Olive Baptist Church
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W Rickert Av		 a49.jpg (8721 bytes)
Mt Olive Baptist Church Mt Sinai Missionary Baptist Church Mt Zion AME Church
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Organized 1891
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New Hope Baptist Church
Rebuilt 1949		 No Name Church No Name Church
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formerly the Slayden Presbyterian Church
formedin 1930 as a Presbyterian USA
dissolved in 1987 with property being returned to a board of trustees in 1988		 d53.jpg (6970 bytes) a66.jpg (11966 bytes)
(Was a Church of Christ at Slayden)
No Name Church No Name Church No Name Church
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Now a home		 Now a home
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No Name Church No Name Church Oak Avenue Church of Christ
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Hwy 48
Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church Oak Grove United Methodist Church Piney River Church of Christ
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974 Pomona Rd		 wpe94D.jpg (6373 bytes) b84.jpg (10005 bytes)
Pomona Baptist Church Pomona Church of Christ Pond Church of Christ
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Pond Dr		 dickso94.jpg (7099 bytes) dickso16.jpg (11489 bytes)
Rock Church Rd
Pond Presbyterian Church Primitive Baptist Church Rock Church of Christ
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Building erected 1950
713 W College
Rock Springs Free Will Baptist Church Soules Chapel United Methodist Church St Christopher's Catholic Church
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110 W Ricket Av		 sandy 52.jpg (4957 bytes)
306 W Walnut St
St James AME Church St James Episcopal Church
St John Church
The area became the first African American community in Dickson County.
After the Civil War, freed slaves established Promise Land at this site.
Early settlers were Nathan Bowen, Washington Vanleet, and John and Arch Nesbitt.
The community grew to about 1,000 acres and 50 homes.
Several stores, two churches, and a school were also part of the town.
Only St John Church and the schoolhouse remain.
Heirs of the founders still own much of the land.

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1535 Stayton Rd
St Paul Church Second Street Church
of Christ		 Stayton Christian Assembly
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Stoney Point Free Will
Baptist Church		 Sycamore Methodist Church Sylvia Baptist Church
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Established 1806
Sylvia Church of Christ Tennessee City United Methodist Church Turnbull Primitive Baptist Church
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Yellow Creek Rd
Building erected 1988
United Free Will Baptist Church Walnut Grove Free Will Baptist Church Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church
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Wesley’s Chapel United Methodist Church West Dickson Church of Christ West Fifth Street Primitive Baptist Church
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Eno Rd
White Oak Flat Church of God Worley Furnace Baptist Church
CEMETERIES

Union Cemetery

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SCHOOLS OF DICKSON COUNTY

Dickson Elementary School
Grades K-6
120 W Broad
Dickson, TN 37055
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Dickson High School

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Grades 10-12
509 Henslee Dr
Dickson, TN 37055

 

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