McLemoresville

History

McLemoresville was once, briefly in the 19th century, the county seat for Carroll County, and was the largest town in the county. Bethel College (later Bethel University), the Cumberland Presbyterian Church's only four-year liberal arts college, began in McLemoresville, as did the denomination's theological school. Both later relocated to McKenzie, after the railroad companies laid down tracks in the mid-19th century and did not include McLemoresville. The town then started its decline. Later, in the 1950s, the Theological School moved to Memphis, where it was renamed Memphis Theological Seminary. The town once had, in the mid-19th century, over 11 saloons, and several schools with boarding facilities, including the McLemoresville Collegiate Institute, the McLemoresville Women's Collegiate Institute, and others. It had several inns and restaurants. The town's high school burned in the 1940s or 1950s and was not replaced. The school continued to educate children through the eighth grade. A new building was erected around 1958, and this building, with additions and modifications, now houses the grades K-2 for West Carroll School District. The old McLemoresville Elementary School, which included a junior high school, participated in basketball and band. It was particularly successful in band and boys' basketball in the mid-to-late 1960s, winning county tournaments and band competitions around West Tennessee and the state. The school held annual beauty pageants for girls, had a very active Parents-Teachers Association, and the school partially integrated in 1965 and fully in 1966 (both without event) with the closure of the old MTA School for African-American students. It was also known as Carrollton. The town is called “McLey” (pronounced “MACK Lee”) by local…

Geography

McLemoresville is located in western Carroll County at (35.987380, -88.577368). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. McLemoresville is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 70A (Main Street/State Route 77) and State Route 105 (W College Street).

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Huntingdon Middle School
  Middle · Huntingdon · 487 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Huntingdon Primary
  Elementary · Huntingdon · 402 students · 11.5:1 ratio
• West Carroll Junior/Senior High School
  High · Atwood · 373 students · 11:1 ratio
• West Carroll Elementary School
  Elementary · Trezevant · 237 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• West Carroll Primary
  Elementary · McLemoresville · 227 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Northwest Head Start - Huntingdon
  Other · Huntingdon · 40 students · 20:1 ratio