Mifflin in Chester County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Colonel John Purdy

Photographed by David Austin

1. Colonel John Purdy Marker

Inscription. Born 1798 in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. Colonel John Purdy came to Tennessee in 1819. During the 1820s he served as Surveyor-General of the Ninth Surveyor’s District, with his office-home in Mifflin, which he named in honor of his Pennsylvania home. In 1825 he platted the first McNairy County Seat, which he named Purdy. Appointed Postmaster at Mifflin in 1834, he served as a member of the Constitutional Convention in Nashville that same year. Colonel John Purdy died in 1838 and is buried in the Old Mifflin Cemetery, now in Chester County.

Erected 2023 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 43.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 35° 33.226′ N, 88° 34.507′ W. Marker is in Mifflin, Tennessee, in Chester County. It is on Tennessee Route 200, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9380 TN-200, Luray TN 38352, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

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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: Mills Darden (approx. 6 miles away); Jacks Creek (approx. 6.4 miles away); Mound 28 (approx. 6.6 miles away); a different marker also named Mound 28 (approx. 6.6 miles away); Geometric Enclosure (approx. 6.7 miles away); The Circular Enclosure (approx. 6.7 miles away); Mounds 29 & 30 (approx. 6.7 miles away); Mound 29 (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Photographed by David Austin

2. Colonel John Purdy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2023, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2023, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.