Official Name: | Campbellsville, Tennessee |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Campbellsville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Giles |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 751 |
Coordinates: | 35.3372°N -87.1306°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1279471 |
Campbellsville is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along Tennessee State Route 166 (Campbellsville Road), approximately 11miles northwest of downtown Pulaski, the county seat.
The settlement is named for Hamilton Crockett Campbell, an early settler.[1]
A post office was established in 1824. By 1860, Campbellsville had a hotel, an Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge, two general stores, two grocery stores, two churches, two mills, and a population of 150.[2] In 1924, Campbellsville High School opened, and served the community until 1978.[3]
Campbellsville hosts a heritage festival each October.[4]