Haywood County Tennessee real estate
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Named for Judge John Haywood, Haywood County was part of Madison County when the Tennessee General Assembly created it in 1823-24. Later, part of Haywood County was taken to create Lauderdale and Crockett Counties. The state legislature designated Brownsville as the county seat. The county court met in the home of Richard Nixon, the first settler in the area, until 1825, when the first log courthouse was completed.
The beauty of Haywood County and the natural resources encouraged early settlers to make this area their home and the home of their descendants. This area was once known as Big Hatchie country. The area served as a game preserve for the Chickasaw Indians. They regarded this area as the best hunting and fishing ground in the south.
Richard Nixon was the first settler in 1821 and by 1826 over 200 families called this area home. According to 1830 census records, that number soon grew to 5,334. Agriculture played a major role in the settling of the area. By 1828, cotton was established as the main cash crop for the area followed by corn, grain crops and soybeans. Haywood County in now known as the largest cotton-producing county in the state. The first school was constructed in 1825.
Haywood County was part of Madison County until 1824 when it was separated by the Tennessee legislature. It is named in honor of Judge John Haywood of Nashville who served on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Imagine a place where the old rural South meets the 21st Century and you will have pictured Haywood County.
Haywood County is centrally located in the heart of West Tennessee offering businesses convenient access and easy access to Nashville and Memphis via I-40 and St. Louis via I-55.
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