Shacklett, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Shacklett
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cheatham
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Tennessee##Location within the United States
Pushpin Map:USA Tennessee#USA
Coordinates:36.1247°N -87.0981°W

Shacklett is an unincorporated community in Cheatham County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

History

A post office called Shacklett was established in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[1] The community was named after Dr. Henry Rector Shacklett, a local physician who lived in the Dog Creek community in the late 1800s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheatham County . Jim Forte Postal History . 8 February 2015.