Welcome to
County seat of Lincoln County · on the Elk River · southern Middle Tennessee, near the Alabama line
Whether you’ve just unpacked the moving truck or you’ve lived here all your life, The Fayetteville Almanac is a plain, old-fashioned almanac of the town: a directory to help you find your way around Fayetteville and Lincoln County, the town calendar, local history, and its people. Listings are free, and every one names the public source it came from.
Fayetteville is the county seat and the largest city in Lincoln County. It lies on the Elk River in southern Middle Tennessee, near the Alabama line.
Around town: The historic downtown square and courthouse; antique shops on the Tennessee Antique Trail; Cahoots, a restaurant in the former jail; Camp Blount (40 acres, with War of 1812, Volunteer, and Creek War trails); Stone Bridge Memorial Park; and the Fayetteville-Lincoln County Museum in the 1927 Borden Milk Plant. Two distilleries are on the Tennessee Whiskey Trail: Southern Pride and Prichard's. Jack Daniel's is 17 miles away.
Town offices: City Hall/Municipal Building, 110 Elk Avenue South, (931) 433-6154. Fayetteville-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, 208 South Elk Avenue, (931) 433-1234.
New in town? Pick a group below. Each one gathers the directory categories you’re most likely to need, and each category has its own page.
The essentials: city & county offices, utilities, banks, groceries, schools, movers and apartments.
Plumbers, electricians, heating & air, roofers, builders, lawn care, pest control and farm supply.
Restaurants, catering, bakeries and sweets, plus where to pick up groceries.
See all 125 listings →Hospitals, doctors, dentists, eye care, pharmacies, therapy, senior living and personal care.
Dealers, rentals, trailers, repair shops, tires, towing and transportation.
See all 80 listings →Banks, insurance, mortgages, real estate, attorneys, accountants and business services.
Churches, schools, funeral homes, senior services, vets and pet care.
Museums, attractions, recreation, places to stay, antiques, gifts and florists.
Fayetteville City Schools runs 3 schools with 1,116 students: Ralph Askins, Fayetteville Middle, and Fayetteville High. Lincoln County Schools runs 8 schools with 3,763 students, including Lincoln County High School. The county also has 4 private schools with 1,084 students, among them Riverside Christian Academy (Pre-Kâ12). For higher education there are the Motlow State Community College Fayetteville teaching site, TCAT, and The Hair Academy.
Schools & education listings →
Frito-Lay (snack foods, 1,100); AriensCo (outdoor power equipment, 369); Franke Foodservice Systems (350); Toledo Molding & Die (350); Copperweld (bimetallic wire, 250); C&S Plastics (200); HIROTEC Manufacturing America (170); RTR Group (fiberglass pools, 120); Gregory Container, Genesco, and Conner Industries (100 each); Kent Distributors and Palatec (90 each); Direct Coil (70); Lincoln Paving (65); Hawkins Inc. (50); Davie Ashley Sawmill (48); Wright Paving (45); B&W Quality Growers (watercress, 40).