- Belle Meade
- Bellevue
- Belmont
- Brentwood
- Crieve Hall
- Downtown Nashville
- Edgefield
- Forest Hills
- Franklin
- Green Hills
- Hendersonville
- Hillsboro Village
- Hillwood
- Historic East End
- Historic Richland
- Inglewood
- Lebanon
- Lockeland Springs
- Mt. Juliet
- Murfreesboro
- Music Row
- Oak Hill
- Spring Hill
- Sylvan Park
- Thompsons Station
- Vanderbilt
- West End
- West Meade
- Whitland
Nashville was founded by James Robertson and a party of Wataugans in 1779, and was originally called Fort Nashborough, after the American Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash. Nashville quickly grew due to its prime location, accessibility as a river port, and its later status as a major railroad center. In 1806 Nashville was incorporate as a city and became the County seat of Davidson County, TN. In1843, the city was named the permanent capital of the state of Tennessee.
By 1860, when the first rumblings of secession began to be heard across the South, Nashville was a very prosperous city. Tennessee reluctantly sided with the Confederacy and became the last state to secede from the Union. The city's significance as a shipping port made it a desirable prize as a means of controlling important river and railroad transportation routes. In February 1862, Nashville became the first state capital to fall to the Union troops.
Though the Civil War left Nashville severely damaged and in dire economic straits, the city quickly rebounded. Within a few years, the city had reclaimed its important shipping and trading position and also developed a solid manufacturing base. The post-Civil War years of the late 19th century brought a newfound prosperity to Nashville. These healthy economic times left the city with a legacy of grand classical-style buildings, which can still be seen around the downtown area.
It was the advent of the Grand Ole Opry in 1925, combined with an already thriving publishing industry, that positioned it to become "Music City USA". In1963, Nashville consolidated its government with Davidson County and thus became the first major city in the United States form a metropolitan government. Since the1970s, the city has experienced tremendous growth, particularly during the economic boom of the 1990s under the leadership of Mayor Phil Bredesen who made urban renewal a priority, and fostered the construction or renovation of a number of the city's landmarks, including the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Public Library downtown, the Gaylord Entertainment Center and LP Field
