College Grove, Tennessee - Wikipedia

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States

College Grove
Unincorporated community
College Grove Community Center and R.L. Windrow Gymnasium, December 2013.
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Coordinates: 35°47′15.5″N 86°40′30.3″W / 35.787639°N 86.675083°W / 35.787639; -86.675083
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Williamson
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	37046[1]

College Grove is an unincorporated community near Franklin and Murfreesboro in Williamson County, Tennessee. College Grove is predominantly rural.

History

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Williamson County was founded in 1799, and College Grove was one of its early communities. College Grove gained population during 1880–1920. College Grove includes commercial and rural structures.[2]: 3, 4, 8, 9 

In the spring of 1861 the Webb Guards company of the Tennessee infantry was raised from the towns of Triune, College Grove, Peytonsville and Bethesda. The company was then organized as Company D of the 20th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry.[3][2]: 24 

In the 1880s, College Grove had "100 residents, with three cotton gins, two corn and saw mills, two general stores, and a wagon maker."[2]: 29 

Landmark buildings

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Located in College Grove is the former The Bank of College Grove, whose National Register of Historic Places-listed building now houses a successor national banking institution.

The College Grove Methodist Church is NRHP-listed and is described in the Williamson MRA.[2]: 31 

Places listed on the National Register in or near College Grove are:

• William Allison House, U.S. Route 31A, 2 miles south of College Grove
• The Bank of College Grove, U.S. Route 31A
• Bostick Female Academy, on U.S. Route 41A in Triune, is listed in the NRIS database as being in College Grove.
• College Grove Methodist Church, U.S. Route 31A
• William Ogilvie House, western side of U.S. Route 31A, 1 mile south of College Grove
• Dr. Urban Owen House, U.S. Route 31A
• Parks Place, Cox Rd.

Notable residents

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• Meredith Poindexter Gentry - Member of the Federal Congress at the beginning of the American Civil War and afterwards became a member of the Confederate Congress.[3]
• Keith Bilbrey - Television and Radio personality, noted for his time as announcer for Grand Ole Opry.
• Bruce Bochy - Future Baseball Hall of Fame manager.[citation needed]

References

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1. ^ "Zip Code 37046 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
2. ^ a b c d Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination". National Park Service.
3. ^ a b McMurray, W J (1904). History of the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. Tennessee: Publication Committee. p. 103.

External links

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• College Grove Elementary School

Gallery

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• Topographical sketch with College Grove and vicinity circa 1861–1865.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Franklin
Cities	Brentwood Fairview Franklin Spring Hill‡
Towns	Nolensville‡ Thompson's Station
Unincorporatedcommunities	Allisona‡ Arrington Bethesda Boston Brush Creek Burwood College Grove Cool Springs Duplex Fernvale Kirkland Leiper's Fork Liberty Hill Peytonsville Rudderville Triune
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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