Bartlett

History

Bartlett, originally called "Union Depot", first served as the last major Tennessean depot along the westward stagecoach route from Nashville. It later shifted to serve as a rail station after the stagecoach route was replaced by the Memphis & Ohio Railroad. An agricultural community gradually emerged around the depot and subsequent station that saw little growth until after the American Civil War. The community saw quick growth during Reconstruction, and by 1886 was home to a school, two gristmills, three churches, several general stores, and about 300 inhabitants. with a population of less than 100 under the inaugural mayorship of Bryan Wither. The city derived its name from Major Gabriel M. Bartlett, a planter and pioneer settler of the area, whose homeplace was located on the old Raleigh-Somerville Road (Stage Road) at the present location of Bartlett Station Plaza.

Largest nearby schools

• Bartlett High School
  High · Bartlett · 2,851 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Cordova High School
  High · Cordova · 2,110 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Arlington High
  High · Arlington · 2,063 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• White Station High
  High · Memphis · 1,840 students · 17:1 ratio
• Dexter School
  Elementary · Cordova · 1,513 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• Kingsbury High
  High · Memphis · 1,295 students · 21.9:1 ratio
• Millington Central Middle High School
  High · Millington · 1,191 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• Riverdale Elementary School
  Elementary · Germantown · 1,171 students · 14.1:1 ratio