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Tennessee State Route 225
State Route 225 (SR 225) is a long north-south secondary state highway located in West Tennessee. It connects Hornsby with Henderson. Route description SR 225 just east of Hornsby at an intersection with US 64 (SR 15) in McNairy County. It winds its way north to enter Chester County and pass through wooded and hilly terrain, along with the communities of Woodville, Masseyville, Hickory Corners, and Montezuma. The highway then comes to an end near Henderson at an intersection with SR 100. The entire route of SR 225 is a rural two-lane highway. Major intersections References *{{cite map , url= http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/maps.htm , year= 2014 , title= Official Tennessee Transportation Map , publisher= Tennessee Department of Transportation , format= PDF , accessdate= July 2, 2014 225 __NOTOC__ Year 225 ( CCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornsby, Tennessee
Hornsby is a town in Hardeman County, Tennessee. The population was 303 at the 2010 census. The town is just east of Bolivar along U.S. Highway 64. History Before 1820, Dr. Daniel Smith Webb started a gristmill and sawmill along the Little Hatchie River in Wade Creek Valley. The area would come to be known as Webb's Mill, and in the 1820s, Joel and William Crain, two Revolutionary veterans, moved to the area and founded a port and supply depot near Webb's Mill. The area would eventually have a two churches, a subscription school, a stagecoach stop and an inn between Bolivar and Purdy. This town would be called Crainville. Crainville would become a railroad town in the early 1900s and a new train depot was built by the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad on a farm owned by Kimborough Hornsby. An artesian well was drilled in 1915 near the depot and was the first of its kind in the United States. On October 16, 1920, Hornsby's charter was written and a new government was formed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henderson, Tennessee
Henderson is a city in and the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,309 at the 2010 census, up from 5,670 at the 2000 census. History Henderson was platted in 1857, when the railroad was extended to that point. The city takes its name from Henderson County, Tennessee. Henderson was called Dayton during the Civil War, then was known as Henderson Station and, finally, Henderson. Geography Henderson is located near the center of Chester County at (35.443025, -88.644345), to the west of the South Fork Forked Deer River. U.S. Route 45 passes through the city, leading northwest to Jackson and south to Selmer. Tennessee State Route 100 passes south of the city center, leading east to Decaturville and west to Whiteville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.35%, is water. Arts, culture and outdoors For several years, the Henderson Arts Commission has sponsored many arts-related ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McNairy County, Tennessee
McNairy County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 26,075. Its county seat is Selmer, Tennessee, Selmer. McNairy County is located along Tennessee's border with the state of Mississippi. Sheriff Buford Pusser, whose story was told in the ''Walking Tall (1973 film), Walking Tall'' series of movies, was the sheriff of McNairy County from 1964 to 1970.Buford Pusser, the Man, his Career, and Tragedies , Buford Pusser Museum website; retrieved October 23, 2013. McNairy County is the location of the Coon Creek Science Center, a notable fossil site that preserves Late Cretaceous marine shells and vertebrate remains (such as mosasaurs). The postwar musical environment of the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester County, Tennessee
Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,341. Its county seat is Henderson. The county was created in 1879 and organized in 1882. Chester County is included in the Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Chester County was the last county formed in Tennessee, created by the General Assembly in 1875 from adjacent parts of neighboring Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, and Madison counties. This land was used to create a county named Wisdom County, but "Wisdom County" was never organized, and in March 1879 the Assembly repealed this and created Chester County out of the same land. Lawsuits by opponents of the creation of the new county delayed actual organization until 1882. Chester County was named for Colonel Robert I. Chester, a quartermaster in the War of 1812, an early postmaster in Jackson, and a federal marshal. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Tennessee
West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions (Tennessee), Grand Divisions of the U.S. state of Tennessee that roughly comprises the western quarter of the state. The region includes 21 counties between the Tennessee River, Tennessee and Mississippi River, Mississippi rivers, delineated by state law. Its geography consists primarily of flat lands with rich soil and vast floodplain areas of the Mississippi River. Of the three regions, West Tennessee is the most sharply defined geographically, and is the lowest-lying. It is both the least populous and smallest, in land area, of the three Grand Divisions. Its largest city is Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, the state's second most populous city. West Tennessee was originally inhabited by the Chickasaw, and was the last of the three Grand Divisions to be settled by Europeans. The region officially became part of the United States with the Jackson Purchase (U.S. historical region), Jackson Purchase in 1818, 22 years after Tennessee's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee State Route 15
State Route 15 (SR 15) is a west–east route from Memphis to Monteagle. For much of its route it has an unsigned concurrency with U.S. Route 64. SR 15 does travel through the southern part of all 3 Grand Divisions of the state: West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and East Tennessee. Route description Shelby County SR 15 begins as a secondary highway in Shelby County in Northern Memphis at an interchange with SR 14 (Austin Peay Highway). It proceeds east to Bartlett and intersects US 70/US 79/US 64/ SR 1, where it becomes the unsigned companion route of US 64 and becomes a primary highway. US 64/SR 15 then intersect SR 177 just before they have an interchange with I-40 (Exit 18) in Lakeland. They then go east and pass just north of Lenow before having an interchange with I-269 (Winfield Dunn Parkway/Memphis Outer Beltway) (Exit 15), in Eads. Not even a half mile away, they intersect with SR 205 before crossing into Fayette County. Fayette County US 64/SR 15 then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodville, Tennessee
Woodville is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee. Geography The community is situated on Tennessee State Route 225. History Woodville is a community located along Tennessee State Route 225 and was originally part of McNairy County, but became part of Chester County when that county was formed. During the Civil War sentiment was divided in this area, as with other parts of Tennessee, between the Union and Confederacy. Fielding Hurst __NOTOC__ Fielding Jackson Hurst (born Claiborne County, Tennessee 1810, died McNairy County, Tennessee 1882) was a surveyor and planter who served as a colonel in the Union Army, commanding the 6th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry during the ... formed a Union Cavalry Regiment from people in this area. This area has been referred to by some historians as The Hurst Nation. References Chester County Tennessee History and Families 1882 - 1995, Copyright 1995 Chester County Historical Society {{authority control Uninco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masseyville, Tennessee
Masseyville is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee. Geography The community is situated on Tennessee State Route 225. History Masseyville is an unincorporated community located along Tennessee State Route 225 and was originally part of McNairy County, but became part of Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire or the County Palatine of Chester, a ceremonial county in the North Wes ... when that county was formed in 1882. It was named for an early settler, Bill Massey. The Masseyville Post Office was opened in 1884 and discontinued in 1915. References Chester County Tennessee History and Families 1882 - 1995, Copyright 1995 Chester County Historical Society {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Jackson metropolitan area, Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hickory Corners, Tennessee
Hickory Corners is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee, United States. Geography Hickory Corners is located on Tennessee State Route 225 south of Montezuma, Tennessee and the Silerton Road. The Old Friendship Road is on the Southeastern side of Hickory Corners community. History The Hickory Corner School was built in 1914. The school property had a large Hickory Tree on each corner, therefore the school and community became known as Hickory Corners. Today there is a very active Community Center located at 465 Laurel Hill Road, Tennessee State Route 225 (SR 225). There is no Post Office in Hickory Corners; it, along with most of Chester County is served out of the Post Office in Henderson, Tennessee Henderson is a city in and the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,309 at the 2010 census, up from 5,670 at the 2000 census. History Henderson was platted in 1857, when the railroad was extended to tha .... Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montezuma, Tennessee
Montezuma is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee. Geography The community is situated on Tennessee State Route 225. History The area now known as Montezuma was first settled in about 1820. Joseph Johnson, Wesley and Nehemiah Burkhead were among the first settlers. The first store in Montezuma was owned by J. R. Wamble. In the 1850s and 1860s when the railroad was being built in West Tennessee the people of Montezuma did not want it built through their community. The railroad was therefore routed through Henderson, which over time became the larger community. Montezuma was a part of McNairy County until Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire or the County Palatine of Chester, a ceremonial county in the North Wes ... was formed. Montezuma and Henderson were both proposed as the County Seat for the newly formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee State Route 100
State Route 100 (SR 100) is a west–east state highway in both West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee that connects Whiteville with Nashville. It is long. Route description Hardeman County SR 100 begins as a primary highway in West Tennessee in Hardeman County at an intersection with US 64/SR 15 in Whiteville. Then SR 100 leaves Whiteville heading east but slightly northward before crossing the Hatchie River. SR 100 then has an intersection with SR 138 just north of Toone. Shortly afterwards, it has an interchange with SR 18 and shortly thereafter enters Chester County. Chester County SR 100 has an intersection with SR 125 before entering a hilly area of western Tennessee and passing Chickasaw State Park before intersecting SR 225 and entering Henderson. It then bypasses downtown to the south and has an interchange with US 45/ SR 5. SR 100 the leaves Henderson and crosses over the South Fork of the Forked Deer River within a few miles of its inception. It then c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highways In Tennessee
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