Nolensville in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Nolensville
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 16, 2023
1. Nolensville Marker
Inscription.
Nolensville. . William Nolen purchased a portion of a land grant to Jason Thompson on which Nolensville was later built. In the early 1800s a large migration from Rockingham N.C. brought the Adams, Allen, Barnes, Cyrus, Fields, Glenn, Irion, Johnson, Peay, Scales, Taylor, Vernon, Wisener and other families to the area. Built along Mill Creek, the town was incorporated in 1839. Foraging and skirmishing took place here in the Civil War. Gen. John Wharton's Confederate Calvary unit was stationed in town briefly and Gen. Joseph's Wheeler's command captured a Union supply train here on December 30, 1862. Several buildings in the business district burned in 1953. Nolensville was re-incorporated in 1996.
William Nolen purchased a portion of a land grant to Jason Thompson on which Nolensville was later built. In the early 1800s a large migration from Rockingham N.C. brought the Adams, Allen, Barnes, Cyrus, Fields, Glenn, Irion, Johnson, Peay, Scales, Taylor, Vernon, Wisener and other families to the area. Built along Mill Creek, the town was incorporated in 1839. Foraging and skirmishing took place here in the Civil War. Gen. John Wharton's Confederate Calvary unit was stationed in town briefly and Gen. Joseph's Wheeler's command captured a Union supply train here on December 30, 1862. Several buildings in the business district burned in 1953. Nolensville was re-incorporated in 1996.
Erected 1999 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 57.199′ N, 86° 40.2′ W. Marker is in Nolensville, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Nolensville Road (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7288 Nolensville Road, Nolensville TN 37135, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Wheeler's Raid Around Rosecrans (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Donald Raby, October 12, 2009
2. Nolensville Marker
Photographed by Donald Raby, October 12, 2009
3. Nolensville Marker Scene
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2010, by Donald Raby of Knoxville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,732 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2010, by Donald Raby of Knoxville, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
