What is the county seat of Cheatham County?

The county seat of Cheatham County is Ashland City.

Is there an online parcel map for Cheatham County?

Yes. Cheatham County publishes a parcel map of 21,842 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Cheatham County's boundary or name changed?

Cheatham County was created in 1856 from Davidson County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Cumberland County and Dickson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 25 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Dickson County, Montgomery County and Davidson County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Cheatham County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 47021

Cheatham CountyTennessee

Cheatham County is in Tennessee and has its seat in Ashland City. The county was established on April 5, 1856.

Founded1856
County seatAshland City
Named forEdward Saunders Cheatham
Land area303 sq mi + 4.6 sq mi water
Population41,072 2020 Census
Parcels mapped21,842 checked 15 October 2026

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1856 from Davidson County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Cumberland County and Dickson County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Cheatham County was created from Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, and other counties in an area where previous efforts to create a Cumberland County had been attempted in 1837 and 1844. The county was named after Edward Saunders Cheatham. Throughout the 1860s and 1870s, Cheatham's boundaries were adjusted repeatedly through exchanges and transfers with neighboring counties including Montgomery, Dickson, Davidson, and Williamson.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1856
Cheatham County created Cheatham created from Davidson, Montgomery, and Robertson. Cheatham was located in the same general area where previous attempts had been made to create a Cumberland County in 1837 and 1844. Part of Dickson was to be included in Cheatham, but original plat excluded Dickson due to constitutional considerations.
from Davidson from Montgomery from Robertson from Cumberland from Dickson
5 April 1856 · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 1, 18-21, 26/pp. 151, 156-158; "Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr, 63:209-213; Binkley, 30-31
1869
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Davidson to accommodate local resident.
to Davidson
9 December 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40
1870
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Williamson.
to Williamson
28 February 1870 · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105
1873
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Dickson.
from Dickson
24 March 1873 · Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 69/p. 103
1877
Exchanged territory Cheatham exchanged with Dickson.
with Dickson
22 March 1877 · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 75

Show all 28 changes (23 more, mostly small adjustments)

1856
Cheatham County created Cheatham created from Davidson, Montgomery, and Robertson. Cheatham was located in the same general area where previous attempts had been made to create a Cumberland County in 1837 and 1844. Part of Dickson was to be included in Cheatham, but original plat excluded Dickson due to constitutional considerations.
from Davidson from Montgomery from Robertson from Cumberland from Dickson
5 April 1856 · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 1, 18-21, 26/pp. 151, 156-158; "Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr, 63:209-213; Binkley, 30-31
1860
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Montgomery to accommodate local residents.
to Montgomery
7 March 1860 · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp. 368-370
1868
Exchanged territory Cheatham exchanged small areas with Dickson; boundary between Cheatham and Montgomery adjusted (later repealed).
with Dickson with Montgomery
14 March 1868 · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108
1869
Changed Boundary between Cheatham and Montgomery adjusted (later repealed).
Montgomery
28 January 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 21/p. 21
1869
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Davidson to accommodate local resident.
to Davidson
9 December 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40
1870
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Williamson.
to Williamson
28 February 1870 · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105
1873
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Dickson.
from Dickson
24 March 1873 · Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 69/p. 103
1877
Exchanged territory Cheatham exchanged with Dickson.
with Dickson
22 March 1877 · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 75
1877
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Davidson to accommodate local residents.
to Davidson
26 March 1877 · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 110/p. 134
1877
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Montgomery to accommodate local resident.
from Montgomery
1 May 1877 · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 76
1879
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Dickson to accommodate local resident.
from Dickson
31 January 1879 · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 13/p. 31
1879
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Davidson to accommodate local resident.
to Davidson
25 March 1879 · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp. 174-177
1881
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Montgomery and Robertson to accommodate local resident.
from Montgomery from Robertson
4 April 1881 · Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 74
1881
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Dickson to accommodate local residents (later overturned).
to Dickson
5 April 1881 · Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 191
1883
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Montgomery to accommodate local resident.
from Montgomery
14 March 1883 · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 53/p. 56
1885
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Robertson to accommodate local resident.
to Robertson
9 April 1885 · Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 144/p. 254
1887
Exchanged territory Cheatham exchanged with Montgomery to accommodate local residents.
with Montgomery
22 March 1887 · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 75/p. 154
1887
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Dickson (later repealed).
to Dickson
25 March 1887 · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 105/p. 195
1891
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Dickson (later repealed).
from Dickson
26 March 1891 · Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 251/p. 474
1893
Lost territory Cheatham lost to Dickson (later overturned).
to Dickson
4 February 1893 · Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 119/p. 263
1897
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Dickson when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 4 February 1893.
from Dickson
2 February 1897 · "Cheatham County v. Dickson County" in S.W. Rptr, 39:734-735
1901
Boundary clarified Boundary between Cheatham and Davidson clarified when Tennessee Supreme Court confirmed the line claimed by Cheatham (no change).
with Davidsonno change
23 March 1901 · "Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr., 63: 209-213
1901
Lost territory Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 5 April 1881 by which Cheatham lost to Dickson, but ruling was not observed (no change).
to Dickson
6 April 1901 · "McMillan v. Hannah" in Tenn. Rpts., 106:689-694
1915
Lost territory Cheatham lost small area to Dickson.
to Dickson
17 May 1915 · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 526/p. 1696
1945
Gained territory Cheatham gained small area from Dickson to accommodate local resident.
from Dickson
1 March 1945 · Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 436/p. 1354
1949
Gained territory Cheatham gained from Robertson to accommodate local resident.
from Robertson
25 February 1949 · Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 274/p. 714
1974
Gained territory Cheatham gained small area from Davidson.
from Davidson
4 April 1974 · Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 760, sec. 1/p. 1132
1977
Gained territory Cheatham gained small area from Davidson.
from Davidson
20 May 1977 · Tenn. Acts 1977, 90th assy., pub., ch. 293/p. 704

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Cheatham

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 21,842 parcels from Cheatham County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 20,000 in all from TECB and local 911 districts via TNMap (tnmap_oir).
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Cheatham by the Census

Population

41,072 2020 Census count

Housing units

16,785 2020 Census count

Land area

303 square miles

Water area

4.6 square miles

People per sq mi

136 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

Assessor and property records 615-792-5371from cheathamcountytn.gov · checked 13 October 2026

County government

County government
The official website of Cheatham County.
cheathamcountytn.gov

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Questions

Common questions about Cheatham County

When was Cheatham County founded?: Cheatham County was founded in 1856, formed from Davidson County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Cumberland County and Dickson County, and named after Edward Saunders Cheatham.
What is the county seat of Cheatham County?: The county seat of Cheatham County is Ashland City.
Is there an online parcel map for Cheatham County?: Yes. Cheatham County publishes a parcel map of 21,842 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Cheatham County's boundary or name changed?: Cheatham County was created in 1856 from Davidson County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Cumberland County and Dickson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 25 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Dickson County, Montgomery County and Davidson County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Cheatham County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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