Nutbush is a rural unincorporated community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state, approximately 50 miles northeast of Memphis.
It was established in the early 19th century by European-American settlers who bought enslaved African Americans to develop the area's cotton plantations. The houses and churches that were built during this time still stand.
Nutbush, Tennessee
Nutbush grocery store (2004)
Cotton processing in Nutbush (2004)
Scenic view onto Tennessee State Route 19 (2004)
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada.
Sign at Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, north of the city of Walnut Creek
Sign prohibiting entry to the Boletice Military Training Area
Nutbush, an unincorporated area in Haywood County, Tennessee
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