New Market in Jefferson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Photographed by Tom Bosse, February 27, 2010

1. Frances Hodgson Burnett Marker

Inscription. In a log cabin which stood here, Frances Eliza Hodgson, newly from England with her family, spent the winter of 1865. She helped support her family with music lessons, also opened a "Select Seminary for Young People." Here she met Dr. Swan Burnett, whom she married in 1873, also started the writing which later made her famous.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B51.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 36° 5.959′ N, 83° 33.167′ W. Marker is in New Market, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. It is on Old Andrew Johnson Hwy, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1009, New Market TN 37820, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sarah Swann Hall (approx. 3.7 miles away); Old U.S. Post Office (approx. 3.9 miles away); Main Street (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Main Street

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(approx. 4 miles away); First National Bank (approx. 4 miles away); Interior Mossy Creek Bank (approx. 4 miles away); Mossy Creek / Jefferson City Train Depot (approx. 4 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Carson - Newman College (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

2. Frances Hodgson Burnett Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,161 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 10, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on September 19, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.