Located on the Highland Rim in the extreme northeastern section of the county, at the base of the east spur of Short Mountain and on Smithville road, Half Acre or Mechanicsville was a site of Methodist camp meetings in the early 1800's. In the 1850's, it had a wagon maker, two or three stores, a gristmill, a saddle shop, a tannery, and three or four blacksmiths. During the Civil War, it was on a direct line of military communication between McMinnville and Liberty and also the home and sanctuary for a gang of guerrillas headed by Hiram Taylor (Pomp) Kersey and Jack Neely. (Debbie's Notes)This same listing is found for both Mechanicsville and Half Acre. Both names are found to be used.