Near Baxter in Putnam County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Richard Fielding Cooke

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

1. Richard Fielding Cooke Marker

Inscription. Born in Virginia in 1787, Major Cooke served with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Moving to Tennessee with his family in 1816, Cooke settled nine miles southwest of Cookeville, acquiring 3000 acres. Serving in the Tennessee Senate, 1851-1854, Cooke sponsored the 1854 bill to reestablish Putnam County; the bill named the county seat “Cookeville.” Cooke died in 1870.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2D 32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 36° 8.895′ N, 85° 36.905′ W. Marker is near Baxter, Tennessee, in Putnam County. It is on Buffalo Valley Road east of Deer Creek Drive, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in front of Cooke Cemetery, where he is buried. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5585 Buffalo Valley Rd, Baxter TN 38544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major Richard Fielding Cooke (within shouting distance of this marker); Baxter Seminary (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Shipley Barn (approx. 5.4 miles

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away); Cookeville Confederate Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Civil War In Putnam County (approx. 6 miles away); Tennessee Central Depot (approx. 6.1 miles away); P.M. Smith Building (approx. 6.1 miles away); Jere Baxter (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baxter.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

2. Richard Fielding Cooke Marker

Richard Fielding Cooke image. Click for full size.

via City of Cookeville

3. Richard Fielding Cooke

Richard Fielding Cooke's gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

4. Richard Fielding Cooke's gravestone

Ironically, it isn't in his namesake city: It's almost two miles west of the Cookeville city limits.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.