Chapel Hill is located in the northeast corner of Marshall County and borders both Williamson and Rutherford County. It is the fastest growing community, both residentially and commercially, in Marshall County.

The community was named in the early eighteen hundreds by John Laws, an early settler who moved from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and named the community after his hometown. Chapel Hill was charted in 1889. It is also the boyhood home of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who served in the Confederate Army.

Chapel Hill is located two and one half miles north of Henry Horton State Park, a popular attraction for golfers, campers, and swimmers.

The population of Chapel Hill is 1,200. A mayor, six aldermen, a city recorder, a town administrator, a volunteer fire department, and a police department comprise the city's government.

The Marshall County Ambulance Service's North Station is located on North Horton Parkway in the center of Chapel Hill.

The Chapel Hill Lions Club annually sponsors the Lions Invitational Tractor Pull the third week of July. Approximately eighteen to twenty thousand people attend each year. This event is now one of the largest pulling events in the nation. The proceeds are used to fund many projects such as scholarships, sight conservation, and community needs.

In recent years, Chapel Hill has become a popular community for Saturn employees and for those who work in Williamson County. Convenient access to Interstate 65 allows workers a short drive to jobs in Spring Hill and Franklin while affordable housing offers the homeowner more house for the invested dollar. Because of the residential growth, Chapel Hill has expanded its public services, acquired a new elementary school and completed two additions to its high school. Always friendly, its people enjoy a pleasant atmosphere in which to live and play.