Map of TN Above and AL Below you can see that Bedford Co TN is very close to Limeston Co AL (the states border each other as shown)
Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 45,058. Its county seat is Shelbyville[1].
History
The county was created in 1807 when the citizens of Rutherford County living south of the Duck River and the Stones River successfully petitioned the governor to split Rutherford County into two. The new county was named after American Revolutionary War officer Thomas Bedford[disambiguation needed], who was a large landowner in the area. Once the state's largest and most populous county, Bedford County has progressively reduced in size since 1809. The county was pro-Confederate but Shelbyville was mostly loyal to the Union.Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in 1821 in Chapel Hill (now in Marshall County).
Texas pioneer William Whitaker Reed was born in Bedford County in 1816.[2]
Cities and towns
- Bell Buckle
- Normandy
- Shelbyville
- Unionville (unincorporated)
- Wartrace
- Rover
- Center Grove
- Fall Creek
- Bedford
- Richmond
- Flat Creek
- Hawthorne
- Beech Grove
- Roseville
- Mt. Harmond
- Branchville
- Palmetto
- Poplin's Crossroads
- Fairfield
- Haley's Station
- Cortner's Station
- Pleasant Grove
It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 82,782.[2] Its county seat is Athens.
History
See also: History of Athens, Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, and National Register of Historic Places
Limestone County was established by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818.[1] On November 27, 1821, the Alabama State legislature passed an Act that altered the boundary of Limestone County include the area east of the mouth of the Elk River with the Tennessee River. At the time, that area was a part of Lauderdale CountyAdjacent counties
- Giles County, Tennessee - north
- Lincoln County, Tennessee - northeast
- Madison County, Alabama - east
- Morgan County, Alabama - southeast across the Tennessee River
- Lawrence County, Alabama - southwest across the Tennessee River (no bridges or ferries connect the two counties)
- Lauderdale County, Alabama - west across the Elk River
- Ardmore
- Athens
- Belle Mina (unincorporated)
- Decatur (part - most of Decatur is in Morgan County)
- Elkmont
- Huntsville (part - most of Huntsville is in Madison County)
- Lester
- Madison (part - most of Madison is in Madison County)
- Mooresville
- Tanner (unincorporated)
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