Near Buffalo Valley in Smith County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Tennessee Veterans
Erected 1996 by Tennessee Amvets.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 36° 8.401′ N, 85° 48.367′ W. Memorial is near Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, in Smith County. It is on Interstate 40. Located at a rest area. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buffalo Valley TN 38548, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. 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: U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee Civil War Trails (a few steps from this marker); Jim Denny (approx. 1.3 miles away); Buffalo Valley School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Center Hill Dam / Center Hill Powerhouse (approx. 3 miles away); Site of Roulston Stand (approx. 3.1 miles away); Last Stagecoach Hold-Up (approx. 3.3 miles away); Edgar Evins State Park (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo Valley.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War in Tennessee (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,081 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2026, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.



