Fairview in Todd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Zero Milestone Jefferson Davis Highway

Photographed by R. E. Smith, October 17, 2007

1. Zero Milestone Jefferson Davis Highway.

Inscription. Zero Milestone
Jefferson Davis Highway
Fairview, Ky. - Biloxi, Miss.
Erected 1930 by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Born June 3, 1808
in Christian, now Todd Co. KY.
Died December 6, 1889
in New Orleans, LA.
Graduated West Point, 1828
Served in Indian Wars, Mexican War,
Hero of Buena Vista and Monterey
Secretary of War 1853
United States Senator from Mississippi 1857
President of the
Confederate States of America
1861-1865
Patriot, Soldier, Statesman, Christian

Erected 1930 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 1808.

Location. 36° 50.6′ N, 87° 18.033′ W. Marker is in Fairview, Kentucky, in Todd County. It is on Jefferson Davis Highway near Pembroke-Fairview Road (Route 115), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairview KY 42221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson Davis Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Davis' Salute to Kentucky (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); House of the Loving Heart (approx. 8.3 miles away); Home of U.S. Jurist (approx. 8.4 miles away); County Named, 1819 (approx. 8.4 miles away); Bristow, The Soldier Birthplace/Bristow, The Lawyer (approx. 8½ miles away); Green River Academy (approx. 8½ miles away); The Trenton School (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairview.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers that include pictures of Jefferson Davis Highway dedication stones.

Also see . . . Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway. An article by Richard F. Weingroff on the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway's origin and controversies. (Submitted on October 18, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed by R. E. Smith, October 17, 2007

2. Zero Milestone Jefferson Davis Highway.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, October 17, 2007

3. Zero Milestone Jefferson Davis Highway.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,993 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.