Slayden, TN

Slayden is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The 2020 census counted 170 residents. Slayden's growth was spurred by the existence of a railroad line which was built in the late 19th century largely to assist the movement of iron from the nearby works at Cumberland Furnace to market. In the early 20th century Slayden was home to a department store and was considered a major community of Dickson County. Slayden's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Tennessee setting. The local scoop is how Slayden's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Tennessee State Route 235 passes through the town, leading northeast 10 miles to Cunningham and south 18 miles to Dickson. Slayden is home to a department store.