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Wilson CountyTennessee

Wilson County is a county in Tennessee, formed in 1799 and seated in Lebanon.

  • Founded1799
  • County seatLebanon
  • Named forDavid Wilson
  • Land area571 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
  • Population147,737 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped62,820 checked 16 October 2026
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TrousdaleRutherfordSumnerSmithCannonDavidsonDeKalb Lebanon Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Wilson on the map of Tennessee

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History

Formed in 1799 from Sumner County

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

Wilson County was formed in 1799 from Sumner County, and named after David Wilson. Lebanon is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1799 for land now in Wilson County may have been recorded in Sumner County.

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

  1. 1799
    Wilson County created Wilson created from Sumner.
    from Sumner
    · Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 2/p. 179
  2. 1801
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Davidson and Smith.
    to Davidsonto Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 57/p. 291; ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282
  3. 1801
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Non-County Area 2. · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270
  4. 1803
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Davidson.
    from Davidson
    · Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 74/p. 127
  5. 1805
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Non-County Area 5 when that part of Wilson lying south of the Indian boundary reverted to non-county status. · Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72
Show all 56 changes (51 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1799
    Wilson County created Wilson created from Sumner.
    from Sumner
    · Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 2/p. 179
  2. 1801
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Davidson and Smith.
    to Davidsonto Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 57/p. 291; ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282
  3. 1801
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Sumner when boundary was changed from the south bank to the middle of Cumberland River.
    from Sumner
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 49, sec. 1/p. 284
  4. 1801
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Non-County Area 2. · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270
  5. 1803
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Davidson.
    from Davidson
    · Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 74/p. 127
  6. 1805
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Non-County Area 5 when that part of Wilson lying south of the Indian boundary reverted to non-county status. · Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72
  7. 1815
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford.
    to Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 184/p. 236
  8. 1836
    Lost territory Wilson lost to creation of Cannon.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp. 141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167
  9. 1838
    Lost territory Wilson lost small area to Cannon.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 67/p. 91
  10. 1842
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Cannon to accommodate local residents.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 90/p. 97
  11. 1844
    Changed Legislature authorized Cannon to gain from Wilson, dependent on local referendum.
    Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 173/p. 198
  12. 1846
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Cannon to accommodate local resident.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 137, sec. 6/p. 213
  13. 1852
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local resident.
    to Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 302/p. 573
  14. 1858
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Cannon to accommodate local resident.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch. 83, sec. 3/p. 91
  15. 1858
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp. 91-93
  16. 1860
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Smith to accommodate local resident; Wilson lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Smithfrom Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp. 368-370
  17. 1860
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Smith to accommodate local resident; Wilson lost to Davidson to accommodate local resident.
    from Smithfrom Davidson
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp. 438-440
  18. 1860
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Dekalb and Rutherford to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalbto Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596; ch. 210/p. 596
  19. 1867
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24
  20. 1868
    Changed Legislature authorized Rutherford to gain from Wilson; change did not take effect.
    Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75
  21. 1869
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp. 53-54, 56; McBride, 8
  22. 1870
    Lost territory Wilson lost to creation of Trousdale.
    to Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 27, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 47-48; Goodspeed [J], 843-844
  23. 1871
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford (later repealed).
    to Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp. 20-22
  24. 1879
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Dekalb and Smith to accommodate local resident; Wilson gained from Trousdale to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalbfrom Smithfrom Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 79; ch. 60/p. 79
  25. 1879
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Trousdale to accommodate local residents.
    to Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp. 174-177
  26. 1883
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Rutherford (later repealed).
    from Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 203/p. 282
  27. 1885
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Trousdale to accommodate local resident.
    to Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 146/p. 256
  28. 1887
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local residents.
    to Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 18/p. 88
  29. 1889
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Cannon to accommodate local residents; Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local resident.
    to Cannonto Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 55/p. 87; ch. 56/p. 87
  30. 1895
    Exchanged territory Wilson exchanged with Smith to accommodate local residents.
    with Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 82/p. 125
  31. 1899
    Exchanged territory Wilson exchanged with Davidson to accommodate local resident.
    with Davidson
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 263/p. 604
  32. 1905
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Smith to accommodate local resident.
    from Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 47/p. 92
  33. 1905
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Cannon to accommodate local resident.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 35/p. 81
  34. 1905
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Cannon to accommodate local residents.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 222/p. 456
  35. 1909
    Lost territory Wilson lost two small areas to Cannon to accommodate local residents.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 454/p. 1674; ch. 455/p. 1675
  36. 1909
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Trousdale to accommodate local resident.
    from Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 514/p. 1842
  37. 1911
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 415/p. 1156
  38. 1915
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Smith to accommodate local residents.
    from Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 237/p. 915
  39. 1915
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Dekalb and Rutherford to accommodate local residents.
    from Dekalbfrom Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 260/p. 967; ch. 246/p. 936
  40. 1915
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local residents.
    to Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 670/p. 2169
  41. 1915
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Smith to accommodate local resident; Wilson exchanged with Dekalb to accommodate local residents; Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local resident.
    from Smithfrom Dekalbfrom Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 558/p. 1796; ch. 527/p. 1697; ch. 528/p. 1698; ch. 562/p. 1802
  42. 1927
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 785/p. 2573
  43. 1929
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Cannon to accommodate local resident.
    to Cannonto Wilson-Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 147/p. 298
  44. 1931
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Smith to accommodate local residents.
    to Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 673/p. 1834
  45. 1931
    Exchanged territory Wilson exchanged with Smith to accommodate local resident.
    with Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 770/p. 2044; ch. 771/p. 2046
  46. 1933
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 227/p. 548
  47. 1935
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalbfrom Wilson-Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 93/p. 208
  48. 1935
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Smith to accommodate local resident.
    from Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 218/p. 505
  49. 1935
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local residents.
    to Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 422/p. 1002
  50. 1935
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Rutherford to accommodate local resident.
    from Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 588/p. 1522
  51. 1939
    Gained territory Wilson gained from Smith to accommodate local resident.
    from Smithfrom Wilson-Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 369/p. 1039
  52. 1955
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local resident.
    to Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 54/p. 165
  53. 1959
    Lost territory Wilson lost to Rutherford to accommodate local resident.
    to Rutherfordto Wilson-Rutherford
    · Tenn. Acts 1959, 81st assy., priv., ch. 375/p. 1249
  54. 1972
    Gained territory Wilson gained small area from Davidson.
    from Davidson
    · Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 572/p. 399
  55. 1972
    Gained territory Wilson gained small area from Davidson.
    from Davidson
    · Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 853/p. 1626
  56. 1981
    Lost territory Wilson lost small area to Trousdale.
    to Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1981, 92d assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 268/p. 354

Land and parcels

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People and land

Wilson by the Census

Population
147,737 2020 Census count
Housing units
58,152 2020 Census count
Land area
571 square miles
Water area
12 square miles
People per sq mi
259 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Wilson County

When was Wilson County founded?
Wilson County was founded in 1799, formed from Sumner County, and named after David Wilson.
What is the county seat of Wilson County?
The county seat of Wilson County is Lebanon.
Is there an online parcel map for Wilson County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 62,820 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Wilson County's boundary or name changed?
Wilson County was created in 1799 from Sumner County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 55 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Rutherford County, Dekalb County and Smith County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Wilson 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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