Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

John Price Buchanan

(1847-1930)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2025

1. John Price Buchanan Marker

Inscription.
Governor of Tennessee
(1891-1893) was born and reared about 1000 yards east of this site, upon his grandfather's 640 acre land grant.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 35° 56.281′ N, 86° 49.332′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of Spring Creek Drive and Mallory Lane, on the right when traveling east on Spring Creek Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 Spring Creek Dr, Franklin TN 37067, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Carothers Family (approx. 1.1 miles away); McEwen Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Roper's Knob in the Civil War / The Union Fortification of Roper's Knob (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mallory Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Franklin Interurban (approx. 1.7 miles away); McConnico Meeting House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Walter Aiken Roberts (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2025

2. John Price Buchanan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.