Barretville, Tennessee
| Barretville, Tennessee | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
The welcome sign in Barretville
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 Barretville, Tennessee
Barretville, Tennessee
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| Coordinates: 35°22′25″N 89°45′48″W / 35.37361°N 89.76333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Shelby |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 901 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1276385 |
Coordinates: 35°22′26″N 89°45′47″W / 35.374°N 89.763°W
Barretville is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, close to the border of Tipton County, and near the community of Rosemark. It has an elevation of 354 feet. The community is locally known for its large number of domesticated peacocks, originally cared for by Paul Barret, Jr.
Barretville is named after the Barret family, one of the earliest families to reside in the area. A census of Civil War veterans that was conducted in 1890 showed a man by the name of Joseph Barret living in the area, while the 1870 United States Census showed multiple individuals of the family living in the community. Unlike the later 1890 census, the individuals listed in the 1870 census were noted with the spelling as Barrett, with an additional "t".
The town was founded by Anthony Barret (1827–1910) in 1852. Anthony's grandson Paul Weisinger Barret, Sr. (1899–1976) founded the Barretville Bank and Trust, which continues to be a focal point of the community today. Paul W. Barret Sr. founded the bank in 1920, at the age of only 21. Despite his young age, Barret successfully led the bank through the Great Depression, and later molded it into one of the largest and most successful rural banks in Tennessee. The bank had 10 branches in Shelby County alone, with affiliate banks in Somerville, Rossville, and Henderson, Tennessee. Paul Barret's home in Barretville is known as Squire's Rest, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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