Ashwood, Tennessee

Ashwood, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Maury

Ashwood is an unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1] Most of the community has been annexed by the city of Mount Pleasant.

Pine Hill.

St. John's Episcopal Church.

Location

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

History

Ashwood Hall, Bishop Leonidas Polk's plantation house, was built in the community in 1833–1837.[3] Another mansion, Pine Hill, was built here in 1838.[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] The community derives its name from the Ashwood Hall plantation.[7] 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. Garrett, Jill K. (Spring 1970). "St. John's Church, Ashwood". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 29 (1): 3–23. JSTOR 42623126.
3. Jones, Wilmer L. (2004). Generals in Blue and Gray: Davis's generals. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-275-98324-6.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pine Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2018. With accompanying pictures
5. "Maury County Historic Sites". Maury County Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
6. "Maury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
7. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

35.5795°N 87.1439°W / 35.5795; -87.1439