Green Hill dates to 1800, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 36% of U.S. towns · #118 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Most of Green Hill was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Its Register listing is the John Cloyd House. Below: maps from 1932 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Green Hill is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #118 of 177 in Tennessee. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Green Hill’s overall grade.
Tennessee towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Tennessee town has 6.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Green Hill’s 1.5 sits near the middle of its state (37% of Tennessee towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1800.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Green Hill’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Green Hill was first settled before 1800 by John Cloyd and John Williamson, who moved their families to the area from Nashville to escape a smallpox outbreak. Colonel John Donelson, Jr., later established a summer home at Green Hill. The community's name may be a description of the location or may honor a former state treasurer of North Carolina.
During the 19th century, Green Hill was the site of a post office, established in 1834 or 1838 and closed in 1904.
Shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War, Green Hill supported a high school. Businesses included a general store, a hotel, a tobacco processor, a flour mill, and a carding machine. A high school was opened at the junction of Lebanon Road and North Greenhill Road in August 2020.
In 1800, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town.
How does Green Hill rank for history?
Green Hill is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #118 of 177 in Tennessee. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Green Hill?
One place: the John Cloyd House (listed 1974).
How old are the homes in Green Hill?
0.0% of Green Hill’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 4.9% for a Tennessee town; the median home was built in 1980.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
