While Franklin may be Williamson County's county seat and its best-known city, nearby Nolensville is gaining a reputation as one of Tennessee's "greenest towns." Nolensville is working toward interconnecting with the Nashville, Brentwood and Williamson County trail systems.
The town's Trees and Trails Committee has a special interest in improving the quality of life in Nolensville through the development of a comprehensive greenway system. Its aim is to link the town's various neighborhoods, businesses, recreational and educational facilities, with an emphasis on preserving the integrity of creek areas, according to the town.
The benefits to the town from this work include creating opportunities to walk and ride bikes for errands by connecting residential neighborhoods to important destinations like schools, the post office, banks, downtown businesses and restaurants.
Also, the greenway system increases opportunities for socializing by having paths where one can bump into neighbors, and it improves health through its opportunity for physical activity and by reducing the number of cars on the road.
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JUST THE FACTSAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.5 square miles.The 2010 Census recorded 5,861 people and 1,831 households residing in Nolensville.The racial makeup of the town was 85.5 percent white, 6.3 percent Asian, 5.3 percent African-American, and the remainder other races.
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DEVELOPMENTDevelopers have proposed plans for a $90 million downtown Nolensville development which they said would look and feel like it’s been there for 100 years. The development group has called it a “new historic downtown,” maintaining the community’s small-town feel, even as the town itself is booming. Known as Nolensville Market Square, it would incorporate residential, retail and commercial space similar to other building developments proposed in Nashville and a lot of its surrounding towns.
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HISTORYDuring the Civil War, both foraging and skirmishing occurred in the Nolensville area. William A. Clark successfully defended a wagon train in September 1863, earning the Medal of Honor.Gen. John Wharton’s Confederate cavalry unit was stationed briefly in the town.