Coopertown in Robertson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Nave's Crossroads

Coopertown

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2018

1. Naves Crossroads Coopertown Marker

Inscription.
David Nave built a blacksmith shop & home near this crossing of the Nashville to Hopkinsville Rd. & the Ironworks Rd. in 1829, thus was called Nave's Crossroads. A post office was begun in 1852 & located 600 feet east of here named Coopertown due to the thriving barrel making/cooper industry in this region.

Erected 2017 by the Robertson County Archives.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 36° 26.226′ N, 86° 58.058′ W. Marker is in Coopertown, Tennessee, in Robertson County. It is at the intersection of Old Coopertown Road and Ewell Elliott Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Coopertown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Old Coopertown Road, Springfield TN 37172, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee,

in the Highland Rim,

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle Creek Massacre (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Zion (approx. 1.7 miles away); Saint Michael's Mission (approx. 1.7 miles away); Crockett's Station (approx. 2.6 miles away); Pleasant View (approx. 4.8 miles away); Davidson County / Robertson County

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(approx. 5 miles away); Peoples-Tucker School (approx. 6½ miles away); Morgan's Return (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coopertown.

Also see . . . History of Coopertown. City website entry (Submitted on September 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View from marking looking east towards former post office. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2018

2. View from marking looking east towards former post office.

View of marker looking southwest towards the Coopertown Elementary School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2018

3. View of marker looking southwest towards the Coopertown Elementary School.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 958 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.