Morven in Brooks County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Coffee Road

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Photographed by David Seibert, January 10, 2005

1. Old Coffee Road Marker

Inscription. The Old Coffee Road, first vehicular and postal route of this area, passed here running southwestward from the Ocmulgee River via today's Lax, Nashville, Cecil, Barwick, and Thomasville to the Florida line above Tallahassee. The thoroughfare was opened by direction of the State in 1823 under the superintendence of General John Coffee and Thomas Swain. This early way provided a short route from the older middle and eastern sections of the State into Southwest Georgia. Much of the former course remains in daily use.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 014-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 30° 57.846′ N, 83° 30.042′ W. Marker is in Morven, Georgia, in Brooks County. It is at the intersection of Adel Highway (Georgia Route 76) and Coffee Road, on the right when traveling north on Adel Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:

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Morven GA 31638, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Zion Camp Ground (approx. ¼ mile away); The Old Morven School (approx. 1½ miles away); Barney Colored Elementary School (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Old Coffee Road (approx. 5.6 miles away); Mary Turner and the Lynching Rampage of 1918 (approx. 7.3 miles away); Hahira Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); Bethel Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away); Hahira High School (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morven.

Related markers.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 10, 2005

2. Old Coffee Road Marker

The original monopole has disappeared, and the marker is now mounted on a tall metal pole.

Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Tracing the route of the Old Coffee Road.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2011

3. Old Coffee Road Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2011

4. Old Coffee Road Marker

Looking west on Coffee Road at the intersection with Adel Highway (Georgia Highway 76)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,732 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on January 11, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.