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| Name | Type | Location in Sumner County | History/Information |
| ABC (see Turner's Station) | Post Office | ||
| Albright | Post Office | Post Office from 1899 - 1903 | |
| Angel Town | Community | NE Sumner | |
| Anglea (also called Angel Town) | Community | NE Sumner | See Community Histories |
| Asher's Fort | Fort | ||
| Ashford's | Post Office | Post Office from 1832 - 1838 | |
| Austin | Community | Southwest of Portland | |
| Austin Branch | Waterway | ||
| Avondale | Community | ||
| Avondale | Home | ||
| Bandy | Post Office | Dist 1 on 1878 map | Post office from 1893 - 1903 |
| Beech | Post Office | Post Office from 1857 - 1867 | |
| Bellemont (see Foxland Hall) | |||
| Belvidere | Post Office | Post Office from 1834 - 1847 | |
| Bethpage | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Bledsoe (also called Bledsoe's Lick & Castalian Springs) | Community | ||
| Bledsoe Fort | Fort | Located at Castalian Springs. | |
| Bledsoe Pioneer Monument | Monument | Located at Castalian Springs. | |
| Bledsoe's Creek | Waterway | "...rises in the north part of Sumner Co. and flowing south, empties into the Cumberland..." | "Largest creek in the county." Source: The Tennessee Gazetteer, 1834. |
| Bledsoe's Lick | Lick | Located at Castalian Springs. | Sulphur Spring. Discovered by Joseph Drake, Isaac Bledsoe & Casper Mansker. For more information see - The Tennessee Gazetteer, 1834. |
| Bledsoe's Lick (also called Castalians Springs) | Community | Located at Castalian Springs. | See Community Histories |
| Bon Air | |||
| Brackentown | Community | N of Oak Grove | See Community Histories |
| Brackin (see Brackentown) | |||
| Bradford-Berry | Home | Located at Hendersonville | Built in 1792. |
| Bransford | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Brooks | Post Office | Post Office from 1902 - 1906 | |
| Brushy Fork Creek | Waterway | ||
| Buck Lodge | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Buntin Branch | Waterway | Located in Robertson Co. & Sumner Co. | |
| Cages Bend | |||
| Cairo | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Cairo Academy | School | Located at Cairo. | |
| Caney Fork Creek | Waterway | Of Drake's Creek | |
| Canoe Branch | Waterway | ||
| Carr | Post Office | Post Office from 1838 - 1841 | |
| Castalian Springs (formerly called Bledsoe's Lick or Bledsoe) | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Cedar Grove | |||
| Chestnut Grove | |||
| Chestnut Hill | |||
| Chipman (formerly Goose Creek) | Community | East of Gallatin | |
| Clearview | |||
| Coatstown (now called Westmoreland) | |||
| Corinth | Community | Hwy 52 between Portland & Oak Grove | |
| Cottontown | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Cragfont | Home | Located at Castalian Springs. | Construction began in 1798, completed in 1802. |
| Cross Plains | Community | Located in Robertson County, Tn. | "Twelve miles east from Springfield, where the road from Gallatin to Springfield crossed the road from Nashville to Franklin, Kentucky." Source: The Tennessee Gazetteer,1834. |
| Cumberland River | Waterway | ||
| Cummings Crossroads | |||
| Damascus | Community | Near the mouth of Goose Creek, by Hartsville. | |
| Desha | Community | ||
| Desha's Creek | Waterway | N. E. of Gallatin | West branch of Bledsoe's Creek |
| Drakes Creek | NE Sumner flows north into Ky | There are 2 different creeks called Drakes. | |
| Drakes Creek | There are 2 different creeks called Drakes. | ||
| Dry Fork Creek | Waterway | Settled in 1787. | |
| Dutch Creek | |||
| East Camp Creek | Waterway | ||
| Elliott's Branch | Waterway | South of Gallatin | "A small stream which empties into the Cumberland River, three miles souh of Gallatin..above the mouth of Wood's Ferry..." Source: The Tennessee Gazetteer, 1834 |
| Epperson Springs | Hotel | Located near Westmoreland. | Established in the mid 1800's. Destroyed by fire in 1926. |
| Fairfield | Community | N of Oak Grove | |
| Fairmont | Community | Settled in the early 1800's. | |
| Fountain Head | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Foxland Hall | Located on Station Camp Creek. | Built in 1836 by Thomas Baber. | |
| Frogtown | Hendersonville | ||
| Gallatin | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Garrett Creek | Waterway | ||
| Gillum | Post Office | Established in 1833. | |
| Goodlettsville | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Goose Creek | Waterway | ||
| Goose Creek (now called Chipman) | Community | East of Gallatin | |
| Goshentown | Hendersonville | ||
| Graball | Community | NE Sumner along Dobbins Pike | |
| Grace Creek | Waterway | ||
| Green Garden | Post Office | 3 miles east of Castalian Springs. | |
| Greenfield Fort | Fort | ||
| Halltown | Community | ||
| Hanna | Post Office | Established in 1833. | |
| Hart's Hill | Community | Located in District 10 | |
| Hartsville | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Hartsville Pike | Road | Hwy 25 between Gallatin & Hartsville | |
| Hendersonville | Community | Named after William Henderson | |
| Hickory Grove | |||
| Highland Academy | School | Hwy 109 south of Portland | Boarding School established 1908. |
| Hollis Chapel | |||
| Howard Female College | School | ||
| Johnsons Crossroads | |||
| Kansas | Community | ||
| Kennesaw | Home | Built in the 1840's | |
| Langley Hall | Home | Gallatin | |
| Liberty | |||
| Lick Creek | Waterway | ||
| Little Trammel | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Lohman | |||
| Long Creek | branch of Barren River | ||
| Long Hollow Pike | |||
| Macedonia | |||
| Madison Creek | Community | Eastern bank of Mansker's Creek. Near Mansker's Fort. | |
| Madison Creek | Waterway | North branch of Cumberland River. | "...dividing line between Sumner and Davidson county. This creek took its name from Casper Mansker, who discovered Mansker's Lick about they year 1772. The Gallatin road crosses it at the Dismuke's Ferry, 12 miles from Nashville." Source: The Tennessee Gazetter, 1834. |
| Mansker's Fort | Burned shortly after it was completed. | ||
| Mansker's Lick | Lick | Sulphur Spring. Discovered by Joseph Drake, Isaac Bledsoe & Casper Mansker | |
| Mansker's Station | Fort | Goodlettsville | Built in 1787. |
| Mansker's Station (see Goodlettsville) | Goodlettsville | ||
| Martin | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Millersville | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Mitchell | Community | N of Portland | |
| Mitchellville | Community | N Sumner on Hwy 259 south of KY line | See Community Histories |
| Montgomery | Post Office | On Drake's Creek. | |
| Mount Olive | Community | Middle fork of Drake's Creek. | |
| Mount Pleasant Academy | School | By Drake's Creek | Founded by Samuel Black. |
| Mount Vernon | Community | North of Bethpage | |
| Mulloy | Community | ||
| New Deal | Community | Hwy 76 between Portland & White House | See Community Histories |
| Nubia | Community | NE Sumner near KY line | |
| Number One | Community | ||
| Oak Grove | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Oakland | |||
| Ocana | Community | Settled in the early 1800's. | |
| Otter Fork | Waterway | ||
| Parham | |||
| Parkers Chapel (African Am.) | Community | E of Portland | Also known as Taylor's Old Field. Settled by former slaves. |
| Perdue | Community | Now called Sengtown | |
| Peytona | |||
| Pilot Knob | Home | Located near Hendersonville. | Built in the latter 1780's by James Franklin. |
| Pilot Knob | Landmark | Used by riverboat pilots to navigate the Cumberland. | |
| Pleasant Grove | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Pleasant Valley | |||
| Pondville | Community | NE Sumner | |
| Portland | Community | ||
| Portland (formerly called Richland | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Providence | |||
| Pryor Branch | Waterway | ||
| Red River | Waterway | ||
| Richland (now called Portland) | Community | ||
| Roberts Home | Home | East side of Mansker's Creek. | |
| Rock Bridge | Community | ||
| Rock Castle | Home | Located at Hendersonville | It took 7 yrs to build (1784-1791). |
| Rockland | Community | Located at Hendersonville | |
| Rocky Creek | Branch of the Cumberland River. | ||
| Rolling Acres | |||
| Rogana | |||
| Rogues Fork Creek | Waterway | ||
| Rose Mont | Home | Located at Gallatin. | Built in 1830 by Joseph Conn Guild. |
| Salem | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Sanders Ferry | |||
| Saundersville | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Scattersville (African Am.) | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Sengtown | Community | N Sumner Hwy 259 | Named for first postmaster, Peter Seng. |
| Shackle Island | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Sideview | Community | Between Chipman & Gallatin | Settled by Presbyterian Families. |
| Simpson | Post Office | N. E. Sumner County | |
| South Tunnel | Community | See Community Histories | |
| Stark's Knob | Hendersonville | ||
| Station Camp | Community | ||
| Sugar Grove | |||
| Sulphura | |||
| Taylor's Old Field | Community | E of Portland | Now called Parker's Chapel. Settled by former slaves. |
| TiWhoppetti (See Millersville) | Community | ||
| Trousdale Place | Home | Located at Gallatin. | Built ca.1813. |
| Troutt | |||
| Turner's Station | Post Office | Turner's Station is located about 2 miles N. of Westmoreland a couple miles S. of the KY State line in NE Sumner County. | |
| Two Chestnut | |||
| Tyree Springs | Near the Robertson Co. Line. | For more information see - The Tennessee Gazetteer, 1834. | |
| Union Chapel | |||
| Wallace Branch | Waterway | ||
| Walnut Grove | Home | East of the east fork of Station Camp Creek. | Built in 1795 by Charles Elliott, |
| Walnut Grove | Community | Hwy 76 & 25 | |
| Wattwood Branch | Waterway | ||
| Webb Branch | Waterway | ||
| Westmoreland | Community | NE Sumner Hwy 52 | See Community Histories |
| White Hill | |||
| White House | Community | On the Robertson Co. line & Kentucky. | |
| Witham | |||
| Withamtown | |||
| Witson Branch | Waterway | ||
| Wolf Hill | Community | Eastern part of County | |
| Woods Ferry | |||
| Wynnewood | Stagecoach Inn & Resort | Located at Castalian Springs. | Built in 1828. |