Hendersonville in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Rutherford - Kizer Mound Complex

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022

1. Rutherford - Kizer Mound Complex Marker

Inscription. By 1350 A.D., this area was a Native-American town of elite leaders and commoners. This fourteen-acre site consisted of one large platform mound, four burial mounds, and a large habitation area enclosed by a defensive wall. Many residents were maize farmers who also hunted deer, elk, and bear. This town participated in a long distance trade network for copper, mica, and conch shell.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Society. (Marker Number 3B 54.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1350.

Location. 36° 20.568′ N, 86° 36.188′ W. Marker is in Hendersonville, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is on West Bank Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1018 W Bank Dr, Hendersonville TN 37075, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Isaacs (approx. 0.8 miles away); Strategic Location (approx. 2.2 miles away); Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Spring Haven (approx. 2.4 miles away); Home of Johnny Cash

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); Saundersville United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rock Castle (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hazel Path Mansion (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hendersonville.

Also see . . . Archeological report of the Rutherford-Kizer site. (Submitted on November 13, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022

2. Rutherford - Kizer Mound Complex Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022

3. Rutherford - Kizer Mound Complex Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,008 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.