Editing Cedar Hill, Tennessee (section)

==History==

[[Jo Byrns]], who became [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]], was born in Cedar Hill on July 28, 1869. The local elementary school and [[Jo Byrns High School|high school]] are named for him.

In the 1940s and 1950s Cedar Hill had a population of about 700, with around 10 stores. The economy was based on services to surrounding farmers; the main crop in the area was [[tobacco]].

By the 1960s, crops were more diversified and more farmers had cars, enabling them to travel to the [[county seat]] of [[Springfield, Tennessee|Springfield]], about nine miles away. Also at about this time, the construction of the Interstate Highway System, namely [[Interstate 24]] and [[Interstate 65]], removed much of Cedar Hill's through traffic. These factors led to a steady decline in population and development, but the area has begun to move forward in a positive direction through community building and revitalization efforts.

In 2006, Jo Byrns Elementary School opened in Cedar Hill, serving grade Pre-K to 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://jbes.rcstn.net/about_us |website=jbes.rcstn.net |publisher=Robertson County School District |accessdate=September 29, 2020}}</ref>

In 2011, Cedar Hill was recognized by “Only In Your State” as the 9th teeny tiny town in Tennessee that truly make the south a beautiful place to live – good people call these places home, and they're the kind of people you want to meet. <nowiki>https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/visit-tn-small-towns/amp/</nowiki>