The following businesses were in operation in Cheatham County in 1865. The list was taken from a tax collection report for the year ending September 30th, 1865. It was initially published in the CCHGA Newsletter, Bytes, in September 2001.
| Name | Business Type |
|---|---|
| John H. Adkins | merchant |
| Adam Binkley | tippler |
| John P. Blankenship | physician |
| A.F. Carney | merchant |
| F.C. Curfman | merchant |
| Lewis Dickinson | merchant |
| A.G. Dozier | tippler |
| F.S. Evans | physician |
| E.S. Exum | physician |
| G.W. Hannah | tippler |
| W.C. Hutton | physician |
| J.J. Lenox | attorney at law |
| Simon Morris | tanner |
| J.M. Palmer | merchant |
| Church Rasberry | tippler |
| T.J. Rye | physician |
| Sanders and Company | merchant |
| H.R. Shacklett | physician |
| Delilah Stewart | merchant |
| Sterling Walker | tanner |
| Thomas R. Yeatman | merchant |