Editing Sumner County, Tennessee

{{short description|County in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Sumner County
| state              = Tennessee
| flag               = Flag of Sumner County, Tennessee.png
| seal               = SumnerTN seal.JPG
| founded            = November 1786
| named for          = [[Jethro Sumner]]<ref name=tehc>Dee Gee Lester, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1284 Sumner County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: April 7, 2013.</ref>
| seat wl            = Gallatin
| largest city wl    = Hendersonville
| area_total_sq_mi   = 543
| area_land_sq_mi    = 529
| area_water_sq_mi   = 14
| area percentage    = 2.5
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 196281 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| population_est     = 207994 {{increase}}
| density_sq_mi      = auto
| web                = www.sumnertn.org
| ex image           = Old-hickory-lake-bledsoe-tn1.jpg
| ex image size      = 280px
| ex image cap       = Old Hickory Lake at [[Bledsoe Creek State Park]]
| district = 6th }}

'''Sumner County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located on the central northern border of [[Tennessee]] in the [[United States]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 196,281.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47165.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 7, 2013}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]], and its most populous city is [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]].<ref name="GR62">{{cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302041221/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county is named after an [[American Revolutionary War]] hero, General [[Jethro Sumner]].

Sumner County is part of the [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville-Davidson]]–[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]–[[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]], TN [[Nashville metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The county is made up of eight cities, including Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Millersville, Mitchellville, Portland, Westmoreland, and White House. Sumner County is {{convert|25|mi|km}} northeast of [[Nashville, Tennessee]].

==History==
Prior to the European colonization of North America, the county had been inhabited by various cultures of Native Americans for several thousand years. Nomadic Paleo and Archaic hunter-gatherer campsites, as well as substantial Woodland and Mississippian-period occupation sites and burial grounds, can be found scattered throughout the county. The majority of these sites exist along natural waterways, with the highest concentration occurring along what is now known as the [[Cumberland River]]. [[Mississippian culture|Mississippian period]] earthwork [[mound]]s can still be seen in Hendersonville, and most notably, at [[Castalian Springs, Tennessee|Castalian Springs]]. Long before Europeans entered the area, Native Americans made use of the natural springs for their medicinal and healing properties.

[[longhunter|Longhunters]] traveled into the area as early as the 1760s, following existing Indian and buffalo trails. By the early 1780s, they had erected several trading posts in the region. The most prominent was Mansker's Station, which was built by [[Kasper Mansker]] near a salt lick (where modern Goodlettsville would later develop). Another was [[Bledsoe's Station]], built by Isaac Bledsoe at Castilian Springs.<ref name=tehc/> Sumner County was organized in 1786, just 3 years after the end of the [[American Revolutionary War]], when Tennessee was still the western part of [[North Carolina]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

During the 19th century, the county was developed for agriculture: tobacco and hemp, and blooded livestock. Numerous settlers came from central Kentucky's [[Bluegrass Region]], where these were the most important products. Middle Tennessee had fertile lands that could be used for similar crops and supported high-quality livestock as well. The larger planters depended on the labor of enslaved African Americans. Infrastructure built to support the housing of slaves during this time still exists in Gallatin.

During the [[American Civil War]], most of Tennessee was occupied by Union troops from 1862. This led to a breakdown in civil order in many areas.<ref name="Durham, Walter T. 1999">Durham, Walter T. ''Rebellion Revisited: A History of Sumner County, Tennessee from 1861 to 1870 ''(Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press, 1999, 2nd edition)</ref> The Union commander, [[Eleazer A. Paine]], was based at Gallatin, the county seat. He was notoriously cruel and had suspected spies publicly executed without trial in the town square.<ref>[http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/williamson/ ''Alice Williamson Diary'', Duke University Special Collections Library], accessed October 11, 2007</ref> He was eventually replaced because of his mistreatment of the people.

In 1873, the county was hit hard by the [[fourth cholera pandemic]] of the century, which had begun about 1863 in Asia. It eventually reached North America and was spread by steamboat passengers who traveled throughout the waterways, especially in the South on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. An estimated 120 persons died of cholera in Sumner County in 1873, mostly during the summer. The disease was spread mainly through contaminated water, due to the lack of sanitation. About four-fifths of the county's victims were African Americans. Many families, both black and white, lost multiple members.<ref name="cholera">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tphHxMxRJmMC&q=Cholera+deaths+in+1873+Sumner+Co%2C+TN&pg=PA704|title=The Cholera Epidemic of 1873 in the United States. (The Introduction of Epidemic Cholera Through the Agency of the Mercantile Marine ... By John M. Woodworth. Reports Prepared Under the Direction of the Surgeon-General of the Army:-A. History of the Cholera Epidemic of 1873 by Ely McClellan. B. History of the Travels of Asiatic Cholera. By John C. Peters and Ely McClellan. C. Bibliography of Cholera. By John S. Billings.)|pages= 159–163|date=April 28, 1875|via=Google Books}}</ref> In the United States overall, about 50,000 persons died of cholera in the 1870s.<ref name="cholera"/>

On April 17 and 27, 2019, [[2019 Sumner County murders|eight bodies were discovered at multiple locations]] in Sumner County.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Waldrop |first1=Theresa |last2=McLaughlin |first2=Eliott C. |date=May 11, 2019 |title=Suspect charged in 8 Tennessee slayings |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/11/us/tennessee-slayings-suspect-charged/index.html |access-date=February 9, 2020 |website=CNN}}</ref> The sole survivor, left in critical condition, died in 2022 due to major health problems after the injuries. A suspect, identified as Michael Cummins, was arrested for all nine attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matthews |first=David |date=May 11, 2019 |title=Tennessee man suspected in eight slayings, including mother and father, formally charged after hospital release |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-tennessee-slayings-michael-cummins-murder-charges-20190511-d7c7cw77drbplexcztbva74t7m-story.html |access-date=February 9, 2020 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref><ref name="Kelman">{{Cite web |last=Kelman |first=Brett |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Burned cabin and a headless body: Michael Cummins charged with eighth homicide |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/05/10/michael-cummins-sumner-county-murder-suspect-charged-eighth-homicide/1169644001/ |access-date=February 9, 2020 |website=The Tennessean |language=en}}</ref> The case was the worst mass murder in Tennessee in 20 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/westmoreland-murder-suspect-armed-and-on-the-run|title=Seven killed in 'deadliest homicide event in Tennessee in at least 20 yrs.'|date=April 27, 2019|website=WTVF|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:Sumner County TN sign.jpg|thumb|Signs indicating the Tennessee State and Sumner County borders]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|543|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|529|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (2.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Sumner County is located in [[Middle Tennessee]] on the state's northern border with [[Kentucky]]. The [[Cumberland River]] was important in early trade and transportation for this area, as it flows into the [[Ohio River]] to the west. That leads to the Mississippi River, and downriver to the major port of New Orleans. Sumner County is in the Greater [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] metropolitan area.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]] (southwest)
* [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon County]] (east)
* [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson County]] (west)
* [[Trousdale County, Tennessee|Trousdale County]] (southeast)
* [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]] (south)
* [[Allen County, Kentucky]] (northeast)
* [[Simpson County, Kentucky]] (northwest)

===State protected areas===
* [[Bledsoe Creek State Park]]
* [[Cragfont|Cragfont State Historic Site]]
* Gallatin Steam Plant Wildlife Management Area
* [[Old Hickory Lock and Dam]] Wildlife Management Area (part)
* [[Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee)|Rock Castle State Historic Site]]
* [[Taylor Hollow State Natural Area]]
* [[Wynnewood (Tennessee)|Wynnewood State Historic Site]]

===Highways===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 4616
| 1810 = 13792
| 1820 = 19211
| 1830 = 20569
| 1840 = 22415
| 1850 = 22717
| 1860 = 22030
| 1870 = 23711
| 1880 = 23625
| 1890 = 23668
| 1900 = 26072
| 1910 = 25621
| 1920 = 27708
| 1930 = 28622
| 1940 = 32719
| 1950 = 33533
| 1960 = 36217
| 1970 = 56106
| 1980 = 85790
| 1990 = 103281
| 2000 = 130449
| 2010 = 160645
| 2020 = 196281
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 207994
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Sumner County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Sumner County<ref>Based on 2000 [[census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Sumner County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47165&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 155,169
| 79.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 15,537
| 7.92%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 476
| 0.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 2,932
| 1.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 116
| 0.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 9,181
| 4.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 12,870
| 6.56%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 196,281 people, 70,098 households, and 51,272 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|census of 2010]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref> there were 160,645 people, 60,975 households, and 44,593 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|303.68|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|persons&nbsp;|persons|}}. The housing unit density was {{convert|115.26|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 89.67% [[White Americans|White]], 6.42% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.02% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.29% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], and 1.45% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origins constituted 3.93% of the population.

Out of all of the households, 26.08% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 57.05% were married couples, 4.37% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.72% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.87% were non-families. 22.07% of all householders were made up of individuals, and 8.29% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 25.29% under the age of 18, 62.10% ages 18 to 64, and 12.61% ages 65 and over. The median age was 38.6 years. 51.20% of the population were females, and 48.80% were males.

The [[median household income]] in the county was $54,916, and the [[median family income]] was $65,313. Males had a median income of $46,606, versus $35,256 for females. The per capita income was $26,014. About 7.3% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 and over.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] there were 130,449 people, 48,941 households, and 37,048 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|246|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 51,657 housing units at an average density of {{convert|98|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 91.49% White, 5.78% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
In 2000 Of the 48,941 households 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.30% were non-families. 20.30% of households were one person and 7.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median household income was $46,030 and the median family income was $52,125. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,720 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,164. About 6.20% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==

===Government===

In 2023, the Sumner County Commission had a majority of pro-religious politicians. A member of a more moderate right wing faction, Baker Ring, stated of the largest faction in government: "They're opposed to government. But now they are the government."<ref>{{cite web|last=Cassidy|first=Christina A.|url=https://apnews.com/758307fb4856c91138c085ad70505841|title='They're opposed to government. But now they are the government.' One county's hard-right shift|work=[[Associated Press News]]|date=May 21, 2023|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref>

===Politics===

Though part of historically Democratic [[Middle Tennessee]], Sumner County was one of the first counties in the region to switch to the Republican Party. It has voted for the GOP solidly in every election back to 1984, with the sole exception being [[Bill Clinton]]'s victory in the county in 1992.
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{{PresRow|1984|Republican|18,442|11,535|209|Tennessee}}
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{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|7,946|13,848|213|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,020|4,596|541|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|4,519|4,376|7,592|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,437|9,102|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,491|6,687|83|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,123|7,368|36|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,233|5,674|40|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|793|3,688|525|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|990|4,076|10|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|834|3,591|22|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|517|3,146|3|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|382|3,893|28|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,045|2,541|2|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|435|2,631|57|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,268|3,674|21|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|612|2,487|76|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|769|2,477|150|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|673|2,343|28|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|599|2,178|65|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|776|2,589|62|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,215|3,171|59|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|677|2,121|813|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,228|2,778|34|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|945|2,225|22|Tennessee}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|1,092|2,893|0|Tennessee}}

==Education==

===Public schools===
{{Main|Sumner County Schools}}
Schools in the county are governed by the Sumner County Board of Education. The twelve-member group consists of eleven elected representatives from each of the eleven educational districts in the county, as well as the Director of Schools. The members serve staggered four-year terms; the Director serves under contract with the Board of Education. The board conducts monthly meetings that are open to the public.

===Private schools===
* Saint John Vianney Catholic Elementary School (K–8)
* Sumner Academy (K–8)
* [[Pope John Paul II High School (Tennessee)|John Paul II High School]]
* Aaron Academy (K-12)
* Hendersonville Christian Academy (PK-12)
* Restoring Hope Christian Academy (PK-12)

===Colleges===
* [[Volunteer State Community College]]
* Union University (Hendersonville Campus)
* [[Welch College]]

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]] (county seat)
* [[Goodlettsville, Tennessee|Goodlettsville]] (partly in [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]])
* [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]]
* [[Millersville, Tennessee|Millersville]] (partly in [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson County]])
* [[Mitchellville, Tennessee|Mitchellville]]
* [[Portland, Tennessee|Portland]] (partly in [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson County]])
* [[White House, Tennessee|White House]] (small part in [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson County]])

===Town===
* [[Westmoreland, Tennessee|Westmoreland]]

===Census-designated places===
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* [[Bethpage, Tennessee|Bethpage]]
* [[Bransford, Tennessee|Bransford]]
* [[Castalian Springs, Tennessee|Castalian Springs]]
* [[Cottontown, Tennessee|Cottontown]]
* [[Fairfield, Sumner County, Tennessee|Fairfield]]
* [[Graball, Sumner County, Tennessee|Graball]]
* [[New Deal, Tennessee|New Deal]]
* [[Oak Grove, Sumner County, Tennessee|Oak Grove]]
* [[Shackle Island, Tennessee|Shackle Island]]
* [[Walnut Grove, Sumner County, Tennessee|Walnut Grove]]
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===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Bon Air, Sumner County, Tennessee|Bon Air]]
* [[Brackentown, Tennessee|Brackentown]]
* [[Cairo, Sumner County, Tennessee|Cairo]]
* [[Corinth, Sumner County, Tennessee|Corinth]]

==Notable people==
Submarine innovator [[Horace Lawson Hunley]] was born in Sumner County on June 20, 1823. On October 15, 1863, Hunley, along with seven other crewmen, drowned while making a test dive in [[Charleston Harbor]] near [[Castle Pinckney|Fort Pinckney]]. Following his death, the submarine, unofficially known as the "Fish Boat," was renamed the ''[[H. L. Hunley (submarine)|H.L. Hunley]]'' in his honor. On the night of February 17, 1864, the Hunley sank the {{USS|Housatonic|1861|6}}, making it the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mooney |first1=Hannah |title=August, 1863: The H.L. Hunley sinks for the first time in Charleston Harbor |url=https://schistory.org/august-1863-the-h-l-hunley-sinks-for-the-first-time-in-charleston-harbor/ |website=[[South Carolina Historical Society]] |access-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710175751/https://schistory.org/august-1863-the-h-l-hunley-sinks-for-the-first-time-in-charleston-harbor/ |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |language=en |date=August 3, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Watergate]] prosecutor and criminal defense trial lawyer [[James F. Neal]] was born and raised in Oak Grove and graduated from Sumner High School in Portland in 1947.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

R&B National Recording Artist Nacole Rice was born in Sumner County.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216120654/http://www.nacolericemusic.com/%23!biography/c18b9 Biography], Nacole Rice official site; retrieved April 7, 2013.</ref>

Newspaper editor [[Lafayette Washington Groves]] was born here

other people include [[Jonathan Browning (inventor)|Jonathan Browning]], a [[Gunsmith|gun smith]]

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Sumner County, Tennessee]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last1=Cisco|first1=Jay Guy|author-link=Jay Guy Cisco|title=Historic Sumner County, Tennessee, with Genealogies of the Bledsoe, Cage and Douglass Families and Genealogical Notes of Other Sumner Families|date=1909|publisher=Folk-Keelin Printing Company|location=Nashville, Tennessee|oclc=5692694972}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.sumnertn.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.sumnerschools.org/ Sumner County Schools]
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsumner/ TNGenWeb]
* [http://tennesseecentral.org/ Tennessee Central Economic Alliance for Sumner County]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Sumner County, Tennessee
|North     =
|Northeast = [[Allen County, Kentucky]]
|East      = [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon County]]
|Southeast = [[Trousdale County, Tennessee|Trousdale County]]
|South     = [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]]
|Southwest = [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]]
|West      = [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson County]]
|Northwest = [[Simpson County, Kentucky]]
}}

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{{Coord|36.47|-86.46|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-TN_source:UScensus1990}}

[[Category:Sumner County, Tennessee| ]]
[[Category:1786 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Nashville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1786]]
[[Category:Middle Tennessee]]