Whites Creek is an unincorporated community located near Nashville in the northern part of

Davidson County, Tennessee Davidson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 715,884, making it the second most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville ...

. The community and nearby creek which travels north to south along US 431 were named after an early settler named White who was killed by hostile American Indians prior to the settlement of Fort Nashboro in 1778. The Whites Creek area has its own US Post Office, with the ZIP Code 37189. The historic Whites Creek District was established in 1780 and has some of the best preserved examples of the architectural and historical significance of this era in Middle Tennessee. It is now a part of Metro

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

History

The legendary

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outlaws visited Whites Creek and rested there in the 1800s. Gang member Bill Ryan was arrested on March 25, 1881 in Whites Creek, prompting gang leaders Frank and

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained stro ...

to leave the area. Whites Creek Comprehensive High School is the community's only high school. The school is a part of the

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system.

Whites Creek Historic District Whites Creek Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Whites Creek, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) in 1984. History The district is Nashville's only histo ...

was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee on July 18, 1980. Fontanel, the former residence of

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, is located in Whites Creek. The location was purchased by two investors and reopened to the public, featuring a restaurant, trails and an amphitheater. It recently added a bed & breakfast called The Inn at Fontanel, and a branch of Prichard's Distillery.

Notable residents

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* Homer "Boots" Randolph – (1927 – 2007) Performed 1963 saxophone hit "

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star and co-founder of

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* Kid Rock (James Ritchie) - American singer,songwriter, rapper

References

{{authority control Neighborhoods in Nashville, Tennessee Populated places in Davidson County, Tennessee