Cookeville in Putnam County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Putnam County Courthouse

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 14, 2026

1. Putnam County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Putnam County's third courthouse (above) was built in 1866 and burned in 1899. The present building (below) was completed in 1900 and remodeled in 1962, where the clock tower was removed.

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

Location. 36° 9.737′ N, 85° 29.988′ W. Marker is in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee 24 and S Washington Ave, on the left when traveling east on Tennessee 24. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 TN-24, Cookeville TN 38501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking

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distance of this marker: Putnam County's Third and Fourth Courthouses (here, next to this marker); Putnam County POW * MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County Revolutionary Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to the Memory of Jere Whitson (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of WHUB Radio's First Studios (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookeville.

Putnam County Courthouse Marker (in between the two columns on the left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 14, 2026

2. Putnam County Courthouse Marker (in between the two columns on the left)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.