Palmyra, Tennessee

Palmyra is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along State Route 149 southwest of Clarksville. The town has its own post office with the ZIP Code of 37142. Palmyra has a rich civil war history where MAJ GEN Joseph Wheeler of the Confederate army took position by the Cumberland river in late January 1863. His plan was to disrupt Union ships going to Fort Donelson at Dover, TN; a few miles west of Palmyra in Stewart County. Aware of Wheeler's intentions, the federals didn't send any ships up or down the river, forcing Wheeler to attack Fort Donelson with his cavalry division. Wheeler was unable to take over Fort Donelson and had to retreat after sustaining heavy losses.

Palmyra was one vote away from being the state capital of Tennessee.

The community is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Notable natives

• Enoch Tanner Wickham, folk artist