Huntersville, which is located in western Madison County, was established by the early 1820’s, when Andrews Chapel (named for Bishop Andrews) was organized. This community was later referred to as Andrew’s Chapel by the Post Office Department.

The first school was a one room school house and the teacher was Pat Davis. Later the Vine Hill school was established southeast of the community, and Center Point school was located nine miles north of this community. These schools were later combined into one school in about 1914.

Some early churches of this community were: Andrews Chapel (organized in the early 1820’s), the Ararat Baptist Church (organized about 1850), and the Bethlehem Church.

Early settlers of this community included the families of: Blackard, Chandler, Coles, Crittenden, Pat Davis, Joe Henning, Hopper, Dr. John Hunter (physician who practiced in this community), Ingram, Ivey, Major James Meriwether, Murtaugh, Pegues, Perry, Strain, Transou, Tyson, Valentine, Witherspoon and Matt Wyley (store keeper of Dr. John Hunter’s store).

Source: Website of Laurie Shaft / World Connect (Reference: Historic Madison by Emma Inman Williams, now deceased. She was a history teacher in Jackson High School and a town Historian)

Situated located west of Jackson on the road to Brownsville, named for Doctor John Hunter. The town was located at the intersection of Jackson and Brownsville Rd. and Denmark to Poplar Corner Ferry Rd. There are two churches, Andrews Chapel, named for Bishop Andrews organized in 1820. The Baptist organized the Ararat Church. After the Civil War the church changed to its present site. Pioneer families in this area were Cole, Ivey, Ingram, Tyson, Murtaugh, Hopper, Perry, Pegue and Strain. Matt Wyley took over the stor of Dr. Hunter when he died.

Excerpt from Harbert Alexander - Sketches of Jackson and Madison County TN