Community
History of Bartlett
From a stagecoach stop to one of Tennessee's fastest-growing suburbs.
Timeline
1830s
Settlers build along the Memphis-to-Nashville stage route. Davies Manor dates to this era.
1850s
The railroad arrives and the community of Union Depot grows around it.
1866
The town is incorporated and named for Major Gabriel M. Bartlett.
1990s–today
Rapid growth makes Bartlett the second-largest city in Shelby County.