Near Mexico in Crittenden County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Centerville

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Centerville Marker

Inscription. County seat, 1804, of the original Livingston County. A Presbyterian Church was started, 1797, by the Rev. Terah Templin. County seat moved to Salem, 1809. U.S. Army used earlier buildings as supply depot on the "Trail of Tears," Cherokee relocation, 1834 to '38. By Civil War days little remained of the town. Landmarks today are only the foundations and earth depressions.

Erected 1967 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1097.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 37° 13.672′ N, 88° 4.558′ W. Marker is near Mexico, Kentucky, in Crittenden County. It is on U.S. 641 0.1 miles south of Hastings Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6751 US-641, Fredonia KY 42411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Centreville Livingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Patriot Burials

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Patriot Burials (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fredonia (approx. 1.7 miles away); Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church / Pioneer Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Crittenden Furnace (approx. 5.7 miles away); Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); Original Site of Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church & School (approx. 6.1 miles away).

Centerville Marker looking south on U.S. 641 (KY-91/KY-70). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. Centerville Marker looking south on U.S. 641 (KY-91/KY-70).

The Crittenden/Caldwell County line is at the Livingston Creek in distance.

The view north on U.S. Highway 641 towards Crayne, Kentucky. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. The view north on U.S. Highway 641 towards Crayne, Kentucky.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.