Couchville, Tennessee

Couchville, Tennessee was a community and U.S. Post Office founded on Stones River prior to 1880 in Davidson County, Tennessee.[1][2][3] Couchville was inundated when J. Percy Priest Lake was formed by impounding Stones River in the mid-1960s.[4] The community's identity is preserved in the name of adjacent Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area.[5]

Couchville, Tennessee
Couchville
Location within the state of Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°05′51″N 86°33′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyDavidson
Establishedbefore 1880
ZIP code
37076

See also

References

  1. Prof. W. W. Clayton: History of Davidson County, Tennessee, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of the Prominent Men and Pioneers, J. W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 1880, p. 368.
  2. Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory, R.L. Polk & Company, 1876, p. 32.
  3. J. Wooddridge, ed.: History of Nashville, Tennessee, Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Barbee & Smith, Agents, Nashville, Tenn., 1890, p. 325.
  4. Margaret Littman: Tennessee, Moon Handbook, Avalon Travel, July 23, 2013, pp. not numbered.
  5. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area, http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/watchareadetails.cfm?uid=09091515094758750&region=Couchville_Cedar_Glade_State_Natural_Area&statearea=Middle_Tennessee, accessed January 17, 2016.
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