Shacklett | |
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Coordinates: 36°07′29″N 87°05′53″W / 36.12472°N 87.09806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Cheatham |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Shacklett is an unincorporated community in Cheatham County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]
History
[edit]A post office called Shacklett was established in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[2] The community was named after Dr. Henry Rector Shacklett, a local physician who lived in the Dog Creek community in the late 1800s.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shacklett, Tennessee
- ^ "Cheatham County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 8, 2015.