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Lewis County Tennessee has always been a destination for seekers and explorers.
The journeys that these folks charted led them to stay to build good lives and our modern-day community. As a result of our diverse settlement and history, we are home to many unique communities and interesting people that enjoy all that Hohenwald and Lewis County have to offer today!
In 2022, Lewis County Tennessee offers the same abundant resources and natural beauty in our landscapes and pristine streams that drew seekers and explorers to our area. Through our leadership in the Nashville’s Big Back Yard and the Buffalo River Blueway regional initiatives, we continue to share our beautiful place and natural resources with visitors and residents.
We welcome you to Lewis County and look forward to knowing you and your plans for your future soon!
Chart your journey today and come for a day, weekend, or lifetime!
Here’s your way to make your plans.
We invite you to use this website for information on our many interesting destination attractions, events, lodging, dining, shopping, and venue options make lifestyles and visits enjoyable. And be sure to call Debbie Landers at 931-796-4084 for more visitor and tourism information to make your unique itinerary.
Here’s more details on Lewis County’s unique and growing story.
Early explores and settlers traveled through the lands that became Lewis County on the historic Natchez Trace, including Meriwether Lewis for whom the county is named. In the 1700’s and 1800’s, many early travelers on this route of southern and westward settlement decided to stay and claim their place in the county's rich bottomlands and hardwood forests located along pristine streams. Prior to their arrival, the Cherokees called this rich and abundant area home.
The next group to come were the Swiss who settled the New Switzerland Historic Township in 1895. Their new community was platted in perfect squares with wide streets in keeping with Swiss traditions. Settlers from Germany also arrived during this period and organized Hohenwald - The City of High Forests. In 1897 the towns merged. Hohenwald became the county seat of Lewis County. Hohenwald has many design features found in Swiss Townships and German Villages that offers unique dining, lodging, housing options, event space, parks, and entertainment areas that remain today.
In the mid-1970's, Stephen Gaskin and over 1500 modern day seekers traveled from the West Coast to create The Farm, one of the longest operating intentional communities in the nation. Many innovations have launched there including the Swan Creek Land Trust, solar and sustainable building practices, institutes on sustainability and permaculture, publishing companies, and natural health methods. All continue as successful enterprises today.
Later, the founders of the Elephant Sanctuary located on the western side of the county and the Lewis County Amish Community settled along Highway 20 on the way to The Farm. Our Wine District is located on Highway 412 at our gateway near Maury and Hickman Counties. Finally, Lewis County is home to 50+ homesteader families who came to live off-grid throughout the county. Many are members of our unique Sonneshine Movement today.
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Lewis County Tennessee has always been a destination for seekers and explorers.
Early explores and settlers traveled through the lands that became Lewis County on the historic Natchez Trace, including Meriwether Lewis for whom the county is named. In the 1700’s and 1800’s, many early travelers on this route of southern and westward settlement decided to stay and claim their place in the county's rich bottomlands and hardwood forests located along pristine streams. Prior to their arrival, the Cherokees called this rich and abundant area home.
The next group to come were the Swiss who settled the New Switzerland Historic Township in 1895. Their new community was platted in perfect squares with wide streets in keeping with Swiss traditions. Settlers from Germany also arrived during this period and organized Hohenwald - The City of High Forests. In 1897 the towns merged. Hohenwald became the county seat of Lewis County. Hohenwald has many design features found in Swiss Townships and German Villages that offers unique dining, lodging, housing options, event space, parks, and entertainment areas that remain today.
In the mid-1970's, Stephen Gaskin and over 1500 modern day seekers traveled from the West Coast to create The Farm, one of the longest operating intentional communities in the nation. Many innovations have launched there including the Swan Creek Land Trust, solar and sustainable building practices, institutes on sustainability and permaculture, publishing companies, and natural health methods. All continue as successful enterprises today.
Later, the founders of the Elephant Sanctuary located on the western side of the county and the Lewis County Amish Community settled along Highway 20 on the way to The Farm. Our Wine District is located on Highway 412 at our gateway near Maury and Hickman Counties. Finally, Lewis County is home to 50+ homesteader families who came to live off-grid throughout the county. Many are members of our unique Sonneshine Movement today.
The journeys that these folks charted led them to stay to build good lives and our modern-day community. As a result of our diverse settlement and history, we are home to many unique communities and interesting people that enjoy all that Hohenwald and Lewis County have to offer today!
In 2022, Lewis County Tennessee offers the same abundant resources and natural beauty in our landscapes and pristine streams that drew seekers and explorers to our area. Through our leadership in the Nashville’s Big Back Yard and the Buffalo River Blueway regional initiatives, we continue to share our beautiful place and natural resources with visitors and residents. Visit this website for information on our many interesting destination attractions, events, lodging, dining, shopping, and venue options make lifestyles and visits enjoyable.
We welcome you to Lewis County and look forward to knowing you and your plans for your future soon!
Chart your journey today and come for a day, weekend, or lifetime!
Current Access Points and Future Plans for More in Lewis County
Lewis County’s Buffalo River Blueway can be enjoyed through approximately 5-mile floats between the following public access locations:
2022 Access Points:
- Metal Ford – Natchez Trace Parkway
- Mouth of Grinders Creek – Oak Grove
2023 Planned Access Point:
- Texas Bottom
2024 Planned Access Point:
- Riverside
Contact Debbie Landers at 931-796-4084 for more information.
Contact Debbie Landers at 931-796-4084 for more visitor and tourism information.
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Nashville's Big Back Yard includes
TUNE-IN to "Americana Central Time" SUNDAY NIGHT: 6pm - 8pm Central Time on WKOM Radio in COOLumbia, Tennessee and...
Posted by Americana Central Time on Saturday, February 6, 2021
We were so honored to have the host of NPR digital media’s “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer” come and spend 5 days...
Posted by Nashville's Big Back Yard on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Hohenwald/Lewis County are highly involved in this project, considering our very own Debbie Landers, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, is also the Executive Director of the Nashville's Big Back Yard project. This page is about providing Facebook posts that concern Hohenwald and Lewis County. These are brief notes about what is here for the visitor, the resident and potential new businesses that are looking at relocating or starting up right here in our big back yard.
So please join us, read the posts, with the latest post right on top. The best part is, you don't have to use Facebook to read these posts. They are embedded right here for your convenience.
Located on South Maple Street in Hohenwald, Tennessee, the Wilhelm Tell Platz is a small park that was donated to the...
Posted by Nashville's Big Back Yard on Saturday, December 19, 2020
Newspaper articles on The Hohenwald Christmas Parade have been found dating all the way back to 1952. However, many...
Posted by Nashville's Big Back Yard on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
The Shop Screen Printing & Vinyl Signs in Hohenwald, TN began as a small one employee printer specializing in screen...
Posted by Nashville's Big Back Yard on Monday, November 30, 2020
At the Lewis County Museum and Discovery Center in downtown Hohenwald, TN you can feel like you are on an African safari...
Posted by Nashville's Big Back Yard on Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Mike Wolfe Launches Nashville's Big Back YardBIG news! We are excited to officially launch Nashville's Big Back Yard with Mike Wolfe American Picker and the community leaders of 12 small towns between the music icons of Nashville, TN and Muscle Shoals, AL. Our website is a virtual showroom that gives folks the opportunity to explore this area as an option for relocating to or visiting. This time in history gives us a unique opportunity to rethink where we live and work. Get all the details and explore the Big Back yard! https://nashvillesbigbackyard.org
Posted by Nashville's Big Back Yard on Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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Wineries, honky tonks, the great outdoors and secrets from the past. Walk in the footsteps of David Crockett and U.S. Presidents Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk. Investigate the mysterious death of explorer Meriwether Lewis. See what life on plantations was like in the 1800s, and stand on sites where the Civil War left scars you can still see today.
This is Nashville’s Trace: a road trip through charming Tennessee towns linked together by the UNSPOILED BEAUTY and stories of the Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Byway. Experience the Trace as its own scenic destination, or take any or all of the six off-Trace loops provided in the 
Tennessee Visitor's Guide
Or you can order a Tennessee Vacation guide by visiting www.tnvacation.com.
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Spirits and wine along the Natchez Trace have a long and outstanding history. Landlocked farmers with no direct access to the sea needed a way to ship their produce to markets.
You may wish to download the Passport pdf file for the South Central Tennessee Wine Trail here.
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