[6] The City started as a stop on the railroad line between Nashville and the Tennessee River.

When Union Troops had finished the supply line during the Civil War, the area was known as Mile 42 post.

[7] Dr. Robert Corlew's book A History of Dickson County makes the claim that the community was named Sneedsville in honor of a railroad engineer named Sneed who helped complete the tracks under the orders of General Ulysses S.

Clement writes about a 1867 Chancery Court decree that was brought to his attention by historian Henry Ragan that refers to the land as "Smeedsville, Dickson County, Tennessee.

", and that Ragan interviewed various locals who remembered the town being named Smeedsville.

[11][7] Corlew claimed that he had found Chancery Court documents from the same year that incorporated the area as Sneedsville or Smeedsville, and that it's hard to interpret it being an "n" or an "m" due to the handwriting.

Interstate 40 passes through the Dickson city limits 5 miles (8 km) south of the center of town, with access from Exit 172 (Tennessee State Route 46).

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,058 people, 5,842 households, and 3,690 families residing in the city.

[20] The City of Dickson Parks and Recreation Department maintains and operates various green spaces in Dickson, including sports areas, playgrounds, lake areas, and community centers.