Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Ashland City, Tennessee, in Cheatham County, has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ashland City is held at the county jail, run by the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Ashland City public records, Cheatham County inmate search, Ashland City arrest records, Ashland City warrants, Ashland City criminal records, Ashland City court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ashland City
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ashland City is held at the county jail, run by the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office at cheathamcountytn.gov/faqs_sheriff.html (page title: Cheatham County, TN), phone (615) 792-2098, 200 Court Square Ashland City, TN 37015, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (615) 792-2098.
The Cheatham County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 89 people, down from about 150 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 116 beds, and it ran at 77 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cheatham County has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cheatham County Jail
The Cheatham County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ashland City (filed by the FBI as Ashland City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Ashland City.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office's 886 for 2025, Ashland City's 361 for 2025 and Kingston Springs's 33 for 2023.
Together, the three agencies in Cheatham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,280 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Ashland City arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Tennessee Department of Correction lists its inmates at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Ashland City?
Ask the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office at (615) 792-2098; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at cheathamcountytn.gov/faqs_sheriff.html.
How many people are in the Cheatham County jail?
About 89 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 116 beds.
What is the phone number for the Cheatham County jail?
(615) 792-2098, the number on the page of the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cheatham County go?
To a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Is this the official Ashland City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.