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

White County

Established 1806 377 Square Miles

— County Seat Sparta —

White County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 3, 2022

1. White County Marker

Inscription. White County, named for Revolutionary War veteran John White, is balanced in the Cumberland Plateau and the Eastern Highland Rim. Karst, a limestone topography pitted by caves, sinkholes, and underground drainage, covers most of the county. It engenders flooding, Tennessee’s greatest natural hazard. A county once rich in coal, the above ground drainage is by the Candy Fork and Calfkiller rivers. Lester Flatt, who with his partner Earl Scruggs redefined the structure of modern bluegrass music, was a native.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions.

Location. 36° 10.304′ N, 86° 47.249′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 5th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1023 5th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, 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

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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: Sequatchie County (here, next to this marker); Fentress County (here, next to this marker); Overton County (here, next to this marker); Van Buren County (here, next to this marker); Pickett County (a few steps from this marker); Grundy County (a few steps from this marker); Warren County (a few steps from this marker); Scott County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

White County Marker (marker on right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 5, 2022

2. White County Marker (marker on right)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.