Tennessee's 5th congressional district

In 1822, as a result of the State Legislature's re-drawing of the district boundaries, the 5th district (created in 1812) now contained Smith, Sumner, and Wilson counties.Miller, Chas. A. The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers, 1890.
In 1832, the re-districting process moved Fentress, Overton, White, Warren, and Franklin counties into the 5th district.
In 1861, the State Legislature redrew the boundaries of what were now Confederate Congressional districts, the 5th district to include Macon, Smith, DeKalb, Wilson, and Davidson counties.
In 1872, the Legislature's re-districting plan included Robertson, Cheatham, Davidson, Sumner, Wilson, Trousdale, and DeKalb counties in the 5th district. However, the very next year the body re-drew the boundaries, leaving DeKalb out of the 5th district.
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