Ashwood, Tennessee

Ashwood is an unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1]

Location

It is located six miles southwest of Columbia, Tennessee.[2]

History

Ashwood Hall, the name of the plantation of Leonidas Polk, was later applied to the surrounding community.[3][4]

St. John's Episcopal Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built from 1839 to 1842.[5]

A post office called Ashwood was established in 1841.[6] In the 1840s, the community included a "gristmill, hemp factory, sawmill, and other Polk enterprises."[2]

The post office closed down in 1956.[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashwood, Tennessee
  2. 1 2 Garrett, Jill K. (Spring 1970). "St. John's Church, Ashwood". Tennessee Historical Quarterly 29 (1): 3–23. Retrieved 1 July 2015 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).
  3. ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
  4. ↑ Jones, Wilmer L. (2004). Generals in Blue and Gray: Davis's generals. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-275-98324-6.
  5. ↑ "Maury County Historic Sites". Maury County Historical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Maury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 February 2015.


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