Near Livingston in Overton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hartsaw Cove Farm

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

1. Hartsaw Cove Farm Marker

Inscription. Gilbert Christian received 1280 acres from North Carolina Grant No. 205 in 1792. His son, George Christian, was active in Overton County government: he served as County Commissioner (1807), Justice of the Peace (1810), and Trustee of Overton County in 1813. Volunteering to fight the Indians, George Joined the army at Ish's Station. The Christian family donated the land for the old log Bethlehem Church; it and the current brick building were located on the Old Standing Stone Road that ran through the farm.

George Christian, wife Elizabeth, daughters Eliza and Adeline, along with several unknown are buried in the family cemetery on the farm. The white farmhouse standing today was built in 1902. The Christian family name remained on land records for 181 years. In 1973 A. E. Christian sold the land to Millard V. and R. L. Oakley. Millard and wife, J. Annette Oakley, raised cattle on the farm recognized as the oldest pioneer county farm in Overton County and Upper Cumberland area.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2D 53.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers

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. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 36° 19.661′ N, 85° 18.232′ W. Marker is near Livingston, Tennessee, in Overton County. It is at the intersection of Monterey Highway (State Highway 84) and Deck Cove Lane, on the right when traveling north on Monterey Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1198 Monterey Hwy, Livingston TN 38570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

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 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: Heart of Controversy (approx. half a mile away); Crockett's Camp (approx. 2.8 miles away); Overton County Courthouse (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Overton County Courthouse (approx. 4 miles away); Specialist 4 James T. Davis (approx. 4 miles away); Staff Sergeant Loval E. Ayers (approx. 4 miles away); Overton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Birthplace of Lester Raymond Flatt (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livingston.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

2. Hartsaw Cove Farm Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

3. Hartsaw Cove Farm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,271 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on October 24, 2025, by Sharon Pire of Livingston, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.