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Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Columbia
Year Organized: 1807
Square Miles: 613 |
Court House: 41 Public Square
County Courthouse
Columbia, TN 38401-3319
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named in honor of Abram Poindexter Maury, Sr. (1766-1825), pioneer, farmer, lawyer, civil engineer who laid out the town of Franklin in the late 1790s, commissioner of the town, state senator.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History of Maury County
Created 1807 from Williamson County and Indian lands; named in honor of Abram Poindexter Maury, Sr. (1766-1825), pioneer, farmer, lawyer, civil engineer who laid out the town of Franklin in the late 1790s, commissioner of the town, state senator.
Maury County was formed in 1807 from Williamson County and Indian lands. (Acts of Tennessee 1807, Chapter
94).
The Tennessee General Assembly established Maury County on November 16, 1807. Taken from parts of Williamson and
Dickson Counties, the new county was named for Abram Maury, a state senator from Williamson County.
Columbia, the county seat, was laid out and lots sold in 1808. At that time, the town consisted of four square
blocks. In 1996 Columbia's city limits stretched 15.5 miles from Spring Hill to Mt. Pleasant, towns that were
settled at the same time as Columbia. Columbia was incorporated in 1817, Mt. Pleasant in 1824, and Spring Hill in
1901.
From the beginning the rich soil of Maury County attracted settlers, who planted cotton and tobacco and raised
livestock. The Polk family plantations at Ashwood became regionally famous for their rich array of agricultural
products. After the Civil War farmers shifted from cotton to grain and livestock raising; the Cleburne Jersey Farm
near Spring Hill became nationally known for its dairy production and sold Jersey cattle to many other farms in the
region. During these years, however, tobacco became the county's largest cash crop. In the twentieth century
progressive agricultural practices were demonstrated and made popular through programs at the Middle Tennessee
Agricultural Experiment Station near Spring Hill. Today Maury County leads the state in the production of beef
cattle and remains a major producer of corn, wheat, grain, sorghum, and cotton.
Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture:
MAURY COUNTY
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 616 square miles (1,594 kmē), of which, 613
square miles (1,587 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 kmē) of it (0.43%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Williamson County (north)
- Marshall County (east)
- Giles County (south)
- Lawrence County (southwest)
- Lewis County (west)
- Hickman County (northwest)
Cities and Towns:
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- Columbia
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- Mount Pleasant |
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- Spring Hill |
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County Resources:
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