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Williamson County, TN

Williamson County, Tennessee
Williamson county tennessee courthouse 2009.jpg
Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin
Seal of Williamson County, Tennessee
Seal
Map of Tennessee highlighting Williamson County
Location in the U.S. state of Tennessee
Map of the United States highlighting Tennessee
Tennessee's location in the U.S.
Founded October 26, 1799
Named for Hugh Williamson
Seat Franklin
Largest city Franklin
Area
 • Total 584 sq mi (1,513 km2)
 • Land 583 sq mi (1,510 km2)
 • Water 1.2 sq mi (3 km2), 0.2%
Population (est.)
 • (2016) 219,107
 • Density 376/sq mi (145/km²)
Congressional district 7th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website williamsoncounty-tn.gov

Williamson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 205,226. The county seat is Franklin. The county is named after Hugh Williamson, a North Carolina politician who signed the U.S. Constitution.

Williamson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Tennessee General Assembly created Williamson County on October 26, 1799, from a portion of Davidson County. The county had originally been inhabited by at least five Native American cultures, including tribes of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Shawnee. It is home to two Mississippian-period mound complexes, the Fewkes site and the Old Town site, built by a culture that preceded such tribes.

European-American settlers migrated into the area by 1798, preceded by traders. Most were from Virginia and North Carolina, part of a western movement after the Revolutionary War. In 1800, Abram Maury laid out Franklin, the county seat, which was carved out of part of a land grant he had purchased from Major Anthony Sharp. "The county was named in honor of Dr. Hugh Williamson of North Carolina, a colonel in the North Carolina militia and served three terms in the Continental Congress."


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