Dairies - Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn.

Milk, Butter and Ice Cream

The Ed Strasser place in the Opry Mills area is a traditional 240 acre dairy farm. It is reportedly (Holding on to the Herd) the only family owned dairy farm remaining in Davidson County. At one time there were dozens of dairy farms scattered across the county. Some were located in the now heavily populated urban areas of East and West Nashville. 

See listing of dairies and locations below.

Nashville City Directory

Nashville City Directory

Nashville City Directory

Union Ice Cream TSLA

Nashville City Directory

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This listing of Nashville and Davidson County dairies is, for the most part, from a 1915 Nashville City Directory.  A few of the better known dairies that came along later have been added.  The name of the dairy is given and the owner.  The distance given is how many miles the dairy was located from the Nashville Public Square.  RR designates rural route number.  Rural routes in Davidson County, that were not within the Nashville postal system, included Brentwood, Madison, White's Creek, and Donelson. See bottom of page for location of rural route stations of the Nashville Post Office.

NASHVILLE AREA DAIRIES AND RETAIL MILK PRODUCT COMPANIES

Anthony Pure Milk Company, Inc.

Edelweiss Dairy

Knapp Farms

Jersey Farm Milk Co Inc. 722 4th av S

Nashville Pure Milk Company, Tru-li-Pur

Purity Dairy

Swift & Company

Union Ice Cream (Anthony Sudekum) became Sealtest

W.E. Davis & Son

DAIRIES LISTED IN THE 1915 NASHVILLE CITY DIRECTORY

Alprose (R Gasser) Edmondson Rd 12 ml RR1 Brentwood

Beck Spring Dairy  (Rychen Bros.) Bogle Ln  2 ml RR1

Beechland Dairy (F O Allen) RR1 Brentwood

Belgrade Dairy (J Mack Ellis) - Lebanon Rd 4ml RR!

Belle Meade Butter Company

Belmont Dairy (W H Staney) 921 12 Av S

Beloit Jersey Dairy (Jon Von Kanel) Harding Rd 6 ml RR11

Benedict H M Lebanon Rd 4 ml RR1

Binkley Mrs Wm White's Creek Rd 5 ml RR1

Bixler B F Madison

Bogle W G Lebanon Rd 5 ml RR1

Brightwood Dairy (J J Rader) Blackman Rd RR8

Brook Side Dairy (H O Edwards) Lebanon Rd 5 ml RR1

Butter Dairy (W F Shelton) Nolensville Rd 6 ml RR8

Cave Spring Dairy (W H Williams & son) Owen & Winstead Rd 9 ml RR8

Cedar Grove Dairy (Ethridge & Hyde) Murfreesboro Rd 7 ml RR7

Cedar Grove Dairy (J E Binkley) RR6

Cedar Hill Dairy (McMurray Bros) RR2 Antioch

Clear View Farm Dairy (B H Charlton) Murfreesboro Rd 6 ml RR7

Clover Nook Dairy (Jno F Logue) Lebanon Rd 4 ml RR1

Cloverdale Dairy (J T McClanahan & Son) RR1

Cold Spring Dairy (Fannie Foster) Lebanon Rd 2 ml RR1

College Heights Dairy (J H Allen) Lebanon Rd RR1

Craiglawn Dairy (S a & C R Craig) Lebanon Rd 5ml RR1

Crescent Dairy (J K Richmond) White's Creek Rd 4 mi RR3

Crocker Springs Dairy

Dellfern Dairy (A F Thalmann)  Gallatin Rd 9 ml RR2

Delrose Dairy (Anderson & Welch) RR1

Dew Drop Dairy (J P Floyd) Mill Creek Valley Rd 7 ml RR7

Dun Allie Dairy (L R Campbell) Murfreesboro Rd 6 ml RR7

East Lynne Dairy (W R Price) Gallatln Rd Madison

Easton Dairy (A D Ridley) Lyle Av RR

Economy Dairy (J M Gafford) Hydes Ferry Rd RR6

Edgewood Dairy (H C McFarland) Lebanon Rd

Englewood Dairy (W K Sanford) Murfreesboro Rd

Fanning Grove Dairy (Field Bros) McLean Station

Fontaine Bros Buena Vista Rd RR3

Forest Home Dairy (J. W. Ezell) Elm Hill Rd

Fortland Farm Dairy RR10

Gloucester Farm Dairy (Armistead & Armistead) Gallatin Rd Madison Station

Golden Spring Dairy (Robt Niederhauser) RR8

Green Lawn Farm (W B Bennett) Trinity Ln RR1 Madison

Green Vale Milk Company 1901 Nolensville Rd

Hamer M D McLean Station RR8

Harrington R L & A C - Dickerson Rd RR2

Hickory Hurst (H C Hagan) Mureesboro rd 4 RR7

Honey Suckle Dairy (B F Sanders) Ewing lane 5 ml RR3

Honey Suckle Dairy (R S Smith) Ewing Rd 4 ml RR3

Ingleside Farm Dairy (W C Tune) Nolensville rd 3 McLean Station

Jersey Dairy (Robt Fuhrer) Franklin Rd RR9

Kirby Cowan Dickerson Rd 8 ml

Linden Grove Dairy (W M Tamble) Dickerson Rd 4 ml RR2

Locust Grove Dairy (Buford Sweeney)Stone’s River Rd 6 ml RR2

Long View Dairy (C Worrell) RR2

Maple Lane Dairy (L C Jordan) Dickerson Rd 4 mi RR 2

Maple Leaf Dairy (J C Hlbbett) Elm Hill Rd 4 ml RR1

Maple Wood Dairy (W D Carter) RR1 Madison

McCool R E - Brick Church Rd 9 ml RR1 White's Creek

Melrose Dairy - Lannom Bros.

Melrose Dairy (J W Lannom & Sons) Lebanon Rd 5 ml RR1

Merry Brook Dairy (Shannon Mayfield) Granny White Rd RR2 Brentwood

MIII Creek Valley Dairy (Milton McWhorter) Mclean Station RR7

Mountain View Dairy (J W Fuqua) Murfreesboro Rd 2 ml RR1

Nashville Dairy (E C Coleman) Thompson Ln 5 ml RR9

North Side Dairy (B M Bratton) Hydes Ferry Rd 3 ml RR6

Oak Hill Dairy (Mrs V L. Kirkman) Franklin Rd RR9

Oak Lawn (A H Gillespie) Brick Church Rd RR2

Oakwood Dairy & Stock Farm (Jno Tyer & Sons) Murfreesboro Rd 7 ml RR7

Orchard Home Dairy (J P Jordan) Charlotte Rd 9 ml RR11

Orchard Spring Dairy (R G Clark) Blackman Rd 6 ml RR8

Over Hill Dairy (D A Harrison)  McLean Station

Overton Hall Dairy (J M Overton) Brentwood

Pure Milk Dairy (V C Smith) Ewing Ln 5 ml RR1 White's Creek

Rader G R Antioch Rd 7 ml RR7

Ravencroft Dairy (W D Hardeman) RR3 Brentwood

Richland Dairy (W G Sanford) Murfreesboro Rd 3 ml RR7

River View Farm Dairy (J J Brittain) RR10

Rosebank  Dairy  (Edw Gasser) Rosebank Av RR10

Silver Springs Dairy (J M Griffin) Dickerson Rd 5 ml RR2

Spot Cash Dairy (Wm M Cochran)  Charlotte Rd 5 ml RR2

Spring Hill Dairy (W F fly) elm Hill Rd 6 ml RR7

Springdale Dairy (C B Mims) McLean Station

Standard Dairy (W N Brown) Lebanon  Rd 4 ml RR1

Stone's River Dairy (Frank Rogers)  Donelson

Sunny Side Dairy (A Ashton) RR6

Sunshine Dairy (J C Cooper) Donelson

Swiss Farm Dairy, Cumberland Circle, Donelson

Tune W L Couchvllie  Rd 6 ml RR1

Una Dairy (C J Ellis) RR2 Antioch

Walnut Grove Dairy (Jas A Graves) Dickerson rd 3 ml RR2

Walnut Grove Farm (W A Griswold) Lebanon Rd 5 ml RR1

Walton E F RR3 Nashville

West Wood Dairy  (Edw Niederhauaer) RR3

Willow Brook Dairy Nmii Thon)) FertIlizer Rd RR7

Woodbine Dairy (Henry Jackson & Son) McLean Station RR7

Woodland Dairy (P K Ferguson) Nolensville Rd 4 ml McLean Station

Woodmere Farm (Fount H Rion) Granny White Rd 11 ml Brentwood

York S F McLean Station RR7

RR Rural Routes from the Nashville Post Office

Route 1, ran from the South Nashville Station (819 2^nd Ave So)

Routes2 and 3, ran from the Northeast Station (204 Foster St)

Routes 4, 5. 11 and 12, ran from the West Nashville Station (4818 Charlotte Ave)

Route 6, ran from the North Station (614 Jefferson)

Routes 7, 8 and 9, ran from the McLean Station (2805 Nolensville Rd)

Routes 10 ran, from the East Station (500 Woodland St)

Readers have reminded me of these dairies; Thompson Dairy, White's Creek Pike; Neely Bend Dairy, Madison; Tony Sudekum Dairy at Edenwald; Rychen Dairy, Nashville Airport Property; Burton Dairy, White's Creek Pike; Country Maid Dairy, Whites Creek Pike.