Shacklett, Tennessee facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shacklett
Unincorporated community
Shacklett, Tennessee Location in Tennessee Show map of Tennessee Shacklett, Tennessee Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Cheatham
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Shacklett is a small, unincorporated community located in Cheatham County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. An unincorporated community means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.

The History of Shacklett

Shacklett had its own post office starting in 1897. This post office helped people send and receive mail for a few years, but it closed down in 1904.

The community got its name from a doctor named Henry Rector Shacklett. He was a local physician who lived nearby in the late 1800s.