Woodbine in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Woodbine

Photographed by Steve Masler, February 17, 2020

1. Woodbine Marker

Inscription. An early settler of this area was James Menees, at whose home Mill Creek Baptist Church was formed in 1797. James Whitsitt, first pastor, served over 50 years. Earlier known. Earlier known as Flat Rock, in 1939 this place was renamed Woodbine, after the David Hughes Estate once located on Nolensville Road. In 1919 the L&N RR began operation of Radnor Yards.

Erected 1975 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 36° 6.95′ N, 86° 44.856′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Woodbine. It is on State Highway 11 just north of Whitsett Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cheatham’s Line (approx. 0.4 miles away); Turner Grammar School (approx. half a mile away); Carper Homestead (approx. 0.9 miles away); Melrose (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hospital Water Source (approx. 0.9 miles away); Into a Trap (approx. 1.1 miles away); Radnor College (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mill Creek Baptist Church and Graveyard (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Steve Masler, February 17, 2020

2. Woodbine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2020, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,580 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2020, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.