Davidson County

Wilson County was created in 1799 from a portion of Sumner County and named for Major David Wilson, a Revolutionary War veteran and statesman.Wilson County was the site of an important saltpeter mine. Saltpeter is the main ingredient of gunpowder and was obtained by leaching the earth from Valley Cave. Valley Cave is located near Statesville. Numerous saltpeter hoppers still inside the cave indicate that this was a relatively large mining operation. These saltpeter vats may date from either the War of 1812 mining era or the Civil War mining era, or perhaps both. Further research is needed to determine when this mine was active.

The Tennessee General Assembly created Williamson County on October 26, 1799, from a portion of Davidson County .This territory had long been inhabited by at least five Native American cultures, including tribes of the Cherokee ,Chickasaw ,Choctaw, Creek, and Shawnee. It is home to two Mississipian-period mound complexes, the Fewkes site and the Old Town Site, built by a culture that preceded such historic tribes.

Sumner County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is made up of eight cities, including Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Millersville, Mitchellville, Portland, Westmoreland, and White House. Sumner County is 25 miles northeast of Nashville, Tennessee.Prior to the European colonization of North America, the county had been inhabited by various cultures of Native Americans.Long before Europeans entered the area, Native Americans made use of the natural hot springs for their medicinal and healing properties.