Rev. Cartwright is a towering figure in religious history. A Methodist circuit rider, he was a popular and powerful speaker, was instrumental in establishing many churches and was a mentor to numerous young preachers. In his autobiography, he wrote that he calculated that he had baptized at least 12,000 persons and preached at least 15,000 sermons in his lifetime

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Martha Cheek refers to the Red River Church as "The Seat of the Great Revival of 1800" and goes on to say that the revival was "the preserver of Christianity" on the frontier when greed and wealth threatened to supplant God and Country in man's lives. Of Great Significance, this small spot of land must be, located in South East Logan County.

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In May of 1806 one of the most famous duels in American history was fought just outside of Adairville and near the Kentucky - Tennessee state line. Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson two prominent Nashvillians fought a grudge duel to the death. Each man shot the other with Dickinson dying later in the day. Jackson was disgraced for not following proper dueling procedures but regained his popularity after the famous battle against the British in New Orleans in 1814. He went on to become the first U.S. President living west of the Appalachia Mountains.

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The famous outlaw/bandits Jesse and Frank James had their roots in Adairville. Their father the Reverend Robert James grew up in Adairville and the brothers had many family members living in the area. They sought refuge in Adairville in the 1860s and carried out many bank robberies in near by towns both in Kentucky and Tennessee. For several years Jesse lived with the Hite family about two miles west of town. Two of his cousins who lived there joined his gang and went back to Missouri with him. He was later killed at his home. The old Hite house where he sought refuge and planned many robberies still stands two miles west of Adairville on Holman Road.