History · Walterhill

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Walterhill, also known as Walter Hill, is a Town in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The population was 401 at the 2010 census. Walterhill is the site of the 34-acre (140,000 m2) Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area, established to support a rare plant species found in the Stones River floodplain, the Stones River bladderpod (Paysonia stonensis). Walterhill is best known in the local area for being the site of Allied Waste Industries' Middle Point landfill.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 401 people in 2010, 407 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1997.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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National Register of Historic Places

2 historic places in Walterhill

2 places in Walterhill are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Tennesseeby listings · the typical town has 1
2places listed1 building · 1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
6historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1990first listedWalter Hill Hydroelectric Station · newest: Searcy-Matthews-Tarpley Farm, 2011

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

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