Shelbyville, the county seat of
Bedford County, Tennessee,
is located a little over 50 miles southeast of
Nashville. According to the 2000 U.S. census, Bedford County
has 37,586 residents, and 16,105 of them live in
Shelbyville.
We are known as the Walking Horse Capital of the World, and the
Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse is crowned at our TWH
National Celebration annually. Shelbyville is known as The
Pencil City because of its historical importance to pencil
manufacturing, although today more “writing instruments” than
pencils are produced here.
Shelbyville has a favorable business climate, and is a center in
south central Tennessee for manufacturing (Calsonic Kansei,
Sanford Corporation, Bemis Custom Products, Cebal America,
Jostens's, and many others), agri-business (Tyson Foods), and
distribution.
We have a state-of-the-art recreation center and strong youth
sports programs. We are proud to be the home of the Golden
Eaglettes, a nationally recognized girl’s high school basketball
program that has won 12 state championships and been named the #1
team in the nation twice, and runner-up once.
It’s a great place to visit, and a better place to
live and work. Check us out!
