Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Kingfield

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 31, 2021

1. Kingfield Marker

Inscription. In 1846, David and Sarah Hawks King came from Warren County, N.C. to settle fifty acres on Backbone Ridge between Leiper's Fork and Smith's Spring. Their homestead in the vast forest gave Kingfield its name. The Kings reared a large family consisting of Katherine, Mary Ann, Peter, Madison, Clinton, Lorenzo, Washington, Richard, Solomon, and Sarah. Other Kingfield families include the descendants of William Howell, Bennett Hargrove, Nicholas Waller, David Furlough, John Burdette, and Stephen Wilson. Kingfield children attended Pond School from 1900 until 1949. Area churches include Pond Church of Christ, and Kingfield Seventh Day Adventist. The latter began as a mission in 1917 and organized as a church in 1938.

Erected 1998 by Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 35° 55.311′ N, 87° 2.281′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee,

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in Williamson County. It is on Hargrove Road 0.2 miles north of Hargrove Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5320 Hargrove Rd, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Hart Benton (approx. 2.6 miles away); Benton's Well and Slave Cabin (approx. 2.6 miles away); Dr. George B. Hunter Farm / Along Leiper's Fork (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hillsboro Union Church and Public School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Leiper's Fork Church of Christ (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro Methodist Church (approx. 2.9

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 31, 2021

2. Kingfield Marker

miles away); Leiper's Fork (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fernvale (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,300 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.