Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cockrill Spring

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

1. Cockrill Spring Marker

Inscription. The house of John Cockrill, an early settler, stood about 60 yards north, near a large spring, whose waters ran northeast into Lick Branch, which emptied Great Salt Lick, around which Nashville was founded. A blacksmith shop stood under the great oak tree nearby. The spring was a stopping place for travelers along Natchez Trace.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists.

Location. 36° 8.761′ N, 86° 48.654′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. It is on West End Avenue (U.S. 70S), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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 walking distance of this marker: Ann Robertson Cockrill (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Ann Robertson Cockrill (a few steps from this marker); Natchez Trace (within shouting distance of this marker); The Parthenon (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Anne Dallas Dudley (about 500 feet away); Lieutenant James Simmons Timothy (about 600 feet away); Dudley Field / Vanderbilt Stadium (about 600 feet away); The Old Woman's Home (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

2. Cockrill Spring Marker

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, February 3, 2012

3. Cockrill Spring Marker

View of the marker from across West End Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,617 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 3, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.