Welcome to Shacklett ...
Shacklett is located in Cheatham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shacklett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Shacklett is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shacklett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shacklett: 615 & 629<3>
Communities near Shacklett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shacklett.
- Nashville - Davidson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Cheap Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dickson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shacklett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shacklett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shacklett. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shacklett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shacklett. See our Newspapers Page for Shacklett.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shacklett ...
Looking for more information about Shacklett? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shacklett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shacklett.
Adding Shacklett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shacklett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Shacklett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Shacklett post office opened in 1897. The Shacklett post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shacklett.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cheatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shacklett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Shacklett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Shacklett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |