Town of Nolensville
The Town of Nolensville is part of a rapidly growing area in Williamson County, with Davidson County and Brentwood to the north, Rutherford County (La Vergne and Smyrna) to the east, Franklin to the west, and Arrington to the south. Small businesses and neighborhoods continue to appear and become established as part of the greater community. There are multiple restaurants, coffee shops, specialty and antique stores, churches, and recreational venues, with rumors of more to come.
The following historical information is provided by the Town of Nolensville's official site: www.nolensvilletn.gov.
Nolensville was founded by William Nolen in 1797. The town grew quickly and was first incorporated in 1838 with specific town limits as well as identifying 23 numbered lots and 3 unnumbered lots with owners names associated with each lot. In the early 1800s, churches and schools for both blacks and whites were established which served the small agricultural community. Nolensville was heavily impacted by the Civil War. The town provided confederate soldiers, as well as fighting many skirmishes around the town.
Following the war, the town continued to grow as a small, rural community in the northeast corner of Williamson County and in 1996, re-incorporated as the Town of Nolensville. Legend has it that William Nolen, along with his wife Sarah and five children, were traveling through middle Tennessee, in 1797, when his wagon broke down causing the family to delay traveling until the wagon was repaired. After inspecting the local terrain, William Nolen noted the area had an abundance of game and clean creek water. These resources convinced him and his family that they needed to travel no further. Regardless of the reasons, Nolen purchased property and sold lots for the town, which still bears his name, Nolensville. The first town lots were sold to George Barnes in 1819, 1/2 acre for $55. Nolen and his family built their log cabin home and farm and lived there until his death when the land was sold.
On January 22, 1838 Nolensville's Plan of Incorporation passed the Tennessee Senate specifying corporate limits as well as identifying 23 numbered lots and 3 unnumbered lots with owners names associated with each lot. As Nolensville grew over the years, it lost its official status as a town and became part of Williamson County. In 1996, Nolensville again applied to the State to be incorporated and was chartered by the Tennessee Legislature. At the time of incorporation, the area of the town was three (3) square miles and had a population of around 1800. In the years since then, Nolensville has annexed additional areas more than tripling the size of the town to nine and 1/2 (9.5) square miles and increasing the population to 5,861 at the last official census in 2010.