Boundaries - Historical Notes

The following is a summary of acts which authorized boundary changes for Trousdale County.

1. Public Acts of 1879, Chapter 60, altered the line between Wilson and Trousdale Counties so as to include all the lands of David G. Jackson in Wilson County.
2. Public Acts of 1879, Chapter 137, Section 14, detached from Wilson County all the lands belonging to E. B. Marshall, C. W. Brantley, James Johnson, Clay Massey, T. L. Webster, Pleasant Turner and R. S. Badgeth and attached all of them to Trousdale County.
3. Public Acts of 1885, Chapter 146, moved the property of E. B. Marshall, which was located within the boundaries of Wilson County, about 88 acres, out of Wilson County and into Trousdale.
4. Public Acts of 1889, Chapter 118, recited that the lands of Green Williams were partly located in the Counties of Macon, Sumner and Trousdale. This Act transferred the portions in Macon and Sumner Counties into Trousdale County so that the entire Williams property was located in Trousdale County. The county surveyor of Trousdale County was directed to run and mark the boundaries in accordance with the directives of this Act.
5. Private Acts of 1905, Chapter 86, changed the boundary lines between Smith County and Trousdale County so that all the lands of G. W. Evitts was moved out of the Fourth Civil District of Smith County and into the Second Civil District of Trousdale County.
6. Private Acts of 1909, Chapter 514, transferred a 77 acre tract of land belonging to W. A. Jackson into Wilson County from the 8th Civil District of Trousdale County.
7. Private Acts of 1919, Chapter 787, changed the boundary lines between Macon and Trousdale Counties so that all the lands of those named were moved into Trousdale County. The lands belonged to Albert Creasey, Jeff Carr, B. P. Carr, H. W. Griggs, B. J. Coker, Dan Carr, Henry Hall, William Cook, J. W. Thompson, E. T. Story, and John Seath.