Nunnelly in Hickman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

First County Seat

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

1. First County Seat Marker

Inscription. Hickman County's first courthouse and jail, hewn log structures, stood on the hill 300 yards away, in the midst of the pioneer of town of Vernon. The Legislative act making Centerville the county seat was passed in 1821 and the courthouse was moved there bodily in 1823.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 35° 52.167′ N, 87° 29.892′ W. Marker is in Nunnelly, Tennessee, in Hickman County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 230 and Old Airport Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 230. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1648 Vernon Ln, Nunnelly TN 37137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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: The Nunnelly Family Memorial Garden (approx. one mile away); Grace Baxter Thompson (approx. one mile away); Beth Slater Whitson (approx. 1.7 miles away); Blake Tollison Shelton (approx. 5½ miles away); Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon

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(approx. 5½ miles away); Franklin Delano Reeves (approx. 5½ miles away); Hickman County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles away); Centerville Church of Christ Bell Tower in memory of Paul Rogers (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nunnelly.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Edwin Hickman (was approx. 6.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

2. First County Seat Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.