Shelbyville and the Farm Communities Around It
Shelbyville, the county seat, is a city of about 23,500 on a limestone bluff above the Duck River. It is known as the Walking Horse Capital of the World, hosting the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration each year before Labor Day, and as the Pencil City for its writing-instrument industry. Manufacturing and food processing remain major parts of its economy.
| Communities we serve | Shelbyville, Unionville and the surrounding area |
|---|---|
| Main highways | US 231, US 41A |
| Neighboring Middle Tennessee counties | Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Rutherford |
North of Shelbyville, Unionville is an unincorporated farming community of about 1,400 people along US 41A, platted in 1827. Beyond these two, much of the county is rural: farms, scattered homes and outbuildings along the state and county roads.
- Shelbyville, including the courthouse square and surrounding neighborhoods
- Unionville and the US 41A corridor
- Barns and farmhouses off the county roads
- Manufacturing and food-processing sites
Getting Around Bedford County
US 231 and US 41A are the county's main highways, and both pass through Shelbyville, a little over 50 miles southeast of Nashville. The Duck River wraps around Shelbyville's southern and eastern sides. We are mobile and based in the Nashville area, and we have no office in Bedford County; these highways are how we reach your property.
How a Bedford County Call Works
In Shelbyville, requests may involve older homes and buildings near the square, rental houses, and workplace incidents on production floors. Out in the county, they are more likely to involve farmhouses, barns full of rodent droppings, septic backups and deaths at home that were not discovered right away.
Every job begins with a phone call. Tell us what happened, what structures or vehicles are involved, and whether authorities have released the property. Then we explain the scope. At the property, our team sets up barriers, wears protective gear, takes out contaminated materials and disinfects with registered products. We will tell you when a job needs a builder, septic service or pest company instead.
Unincorporated communities get the same service as city addresses. Our animal waste cleanup page covers the low-dust methods we use in barns and outbuildings.
Services available throughout Bedford County
- Blood & Bodily Fluid Cleanup — Removal and disinfection of blood, urine, vomit, feces and other bodily fluids from homes, businesses and vehicles.
- Unattended Death Cleanup — Careful, private cleanup after a death that went undiscovered, including decomposition fluids, odor and affected materials.
- Crime Scene Cleanup — Cleanup after law enforcement releases a scene — blood, fingerprint powder, tear gas residue and damage from forced entry.
- Trauma Scene Cleanup — Respectful cleanup after suicides, serious injuries and accidents at home or at work.
- Drug Residue Cleanup — Decontamination of homes, rentals and vehicles where methamphetamine, fentanyl or other drugs were used.
- Sharps & Needle Cleanup — Safe collection and disposal of discarded needles, syringes and drug paraphernalia from properties and public areas.
- Homeless Encampment Cleanup — Coordinated, respectful cleanup of vacated encampments, squatter sites, garages and alleys for property owners.
- Hoarding Cleanup — Patient, judgment-free cleanouts of hoarded and gross-filth homes, including animal hoarding situations.
- Animal Waste & Rodent Cleanup — Cleanup of rodent droppings, bird and bat guano, raccoon latrines, pet waste and dead animals.
- Sewage Cleanup — Cleanup and disinfection after sewage backups, toilet overflows, septic failures and Category 3 water.
- Infectious Disease Decontamination — Targeted cleaning and disinfection with EPA-registered products after illnesses such as norovirus, MRSA or C. diff.
- Vehicle Biohazard Cleanup — Biohazard cleanup for personal cars, rideshare vehicles, fleets, buses, police cars and ambulances.
- Commercial Biohazard Cleanup — Biohazard response for property managers, hotels, healthcare, schools, gyms, restaurants and other workplaces.
- Odor Removal & Deodorization — Source-focused odor removal after decomposition, smoke, pet urine or sewage, with deodorization where appropriate.
- Disinfection & Sanitization — Post-incident and scheduled disinfection using EPA-registered products and appropriate application methods.