Smyrna is a town in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Smyrna’s population was 53,070 at the 2020 census. In 2007, U.S. News & World Report listed Smyrna as one of the best places in the United States to retire. Smyrna is portion of the Nashville metropolitan statistical area.

The town of Smyrna has its European American roots in the yet to be 19th century and began as an agrarian community. It was important during the Civil War because its railroad station lies with Nashville and Chattanooga. One of the major deeds of the lawsuit for the town operational the Confederate States soldier Sam Davis, who, after innate charged like spying, gave in the works his life instead of giving any counsel to the Union Army. He was captured November 20, 1863, and was hanged by Union forces upon November 27 of that year. The Sam Davis Plantation, located upon 160 acres (0.65 km²) of well-maintained farmland, is the town’s most important historical site.

Smyrna was originally incorporated in 1869 but its charter was rescinded by the state several years later. In 1915, the town re-incorporated and adopted a commission-mayor form of government.

In 1941 during World War II, Sewart Air Force Base was customary here and served as a B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 protester training facility. During the 1950s and 1960s, the military personnel and dependents totaled exceeding 10,000 persons stationed at the base. The base was scheduled for closing in 1971. Most of the property was not speaking among the State of Tennessee, Rutherford County, and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority. On its portion, the make a clean breast opened and operates a Tennessee Army National Guard base and the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center. Much of the additional land was developed as the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority in 1990.