Woodville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

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 ...

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

Geography

The community is situated on

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 wi ...

History

Woodville is a community located along

and was originally part of

McNairy County McNairy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,075. Its county seat is Selmer. McNairy County is located along Tennessee's border with the state of Mississippi. Sheriff Buford ...

, but became part of

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 Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Jackson metropolitan area, Tennessee