Williamson (TN): Profile

Welcome to Williamson County ...

Time Zone: Williamson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Franklin is the Seat for Williamson County.

Williamson County was founded in 1799 and was created by taking area from Davidson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Williamson had a population of 238,556 people. This is an increase of 30.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 183,182 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williamson represented 2.89% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Williamson County:

Brentwood
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
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Fairview
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview<2>
Franklin
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin<2>
Nolensville
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville<2>
Spring Hill
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
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Thompson's Station
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Tennessee
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla

Websites specific to Williamson County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
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- Davidson County
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- Dickson County
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- Hickman County
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- Marshall County
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- Maury County
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- Rutherford County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Williamson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.