It later shifted to serve as a rail station after the stagecoach route was replaced by the Memphis & Ohio Railroad.

An agricultural community gradually emerged around the depot and subsequent station that saw little growth until after the American Civil War.

[7] The community saw quick growth during Reconstruction, and by 1886 was home to a school, two gristmills, three churches, several general stores, and about 300 inhabitants.

The city derived its name from Major Gabriel M. Bartlett, a planter and pioneer settler of the area, whose homeplace was located on the old Raleigh-Somerville Road (Stage Road) at the present location of Bartlett Station Plaza.

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 57,786 people, 20,359 households, and 15,959 families residing in the city.

From the "old" town of only 508 people at Stage Road and the railroad in 1960, Bartlett grew rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s both through new residents, largely due to "white flights" from Memphis, and through annexation, primarily to the east and north, to over 57,786 people today.

The facility is not limited to performances but can be rented out for other events such as seminars or business meetings.

[16] A saltbox is a wooden frame house with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back.

The Bartlett Recreation Center is a 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m2) facility that was completed in August 2000.

[17] The recreation center is located at 7700 Flaherty Place directly behind the Bartlett Police Station.

[19] This district launched in fall 2014 and includes the 11 school buildings within Bartlett city limits, according to an agreement reached between parties to a federal lawsuit.