12 Facts About Gallatin Tennessee

Several national companies have facilities or headquarters in Gallatin Tennessee, including Gap, Inc, RR Donnelley, Beretta and Servpro Industries, Inc Gallatin Tennessee was formerly the headquarters of Dot Records.

In 2017, Gallatin Tennessee was ranked as "The Nicest Place In America" by Reader's Digest.

Gallatin Tennessee was strategic both because of the railroad that connected the town to other cities and its location on the Cumberland River, both of which the Union Army sought to control.

In July 1862, General John Hunt Morgan recaptured Gallatin Tennessee and held it until the Confederate forces fell back to Chattanooga in October.

In summer 1873, Gallatin Tennessee was devastated by an epidemic of cholera, which was part of a pandemic that had started in India in 1865.

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In 1992, Gallatin Tennessee was surpassed by Hendersonville as the largest city in the county, though the former remains the county seat.

Gallatin Tennessee has variety of natural landscapes: open fields, forests, hills, and lakes.

ParksGallatin Tennessee has six parks that allow for various sports and activities, including: baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, disc golf, fishing, American football, horseshoes, skateboarding, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, walking and volleyball.

Gallatin Tennessee's schools are governed by the Sumner County Board of Education.

Gallatin Tennessee received its first local radio station in August 1948 when WHIN 1010 AM, went on the air.

Major roadways leading in and out of Gallatin include State Route 386, U S Highway 31E, State Route 109 and State Route 25.

State Route 109 forms a bypass west of the downtown area, and State Route 386 is a controlled access highway that ends in Gallatin Tennessee and connects the area to Interstate 65 to the west.