The Stanton Depot  

Est.1856

     The original town that became Stanton was called Wesley, and was located 4 miles east of the current Town of Stanton.  When Joseph Blackwell Stanton moved to this area, although he also owned land in Wesley, he negotiated for the emergence of the Memphis & Ohio Railroad on property where the town of Stanton now stands. The result was Stanton’s Depot, which began the movement of businesses from Wesley to Stanton.  The school, businesses, hotel and churches in the village of Wesley moved to Stanton Depot, TN in 1856, turning the once thriving Wesley into a ghost town.

    Once Chickasaw land, the town of Stanton is named for Joseph Blackwell Stanton who moved to Stanton's present location in the 1830's with his wife Lucy and their only child, Grace. Joseph Stanton owned and operated 6000 acres of land. His wife Lucy died October 22, 1852 and Joseph Stanton died Feb 29, 1860. Grace had married Nathan Adams at Spring Hill, TN in 1833. Nathan Adams and Grace inherited the entire estate.