Near Fayetteville in Lincoln County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Pioneer (Routt - Wells) Cemetery

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 8, 2010

1. Pioneer (Routt - Wells) Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Immediately to the east lies an old cemetery that was established at an early date along the Great Road to Twickingham, now Huntsville, Alabama, over which General Andrew Jackson and his volunteers marched in 1813 to the Creek War. Revolutionary soldiers Benjamin Porter and Benjamin Rowe, and early settler Peyton Wells, together with members of their families and many other pioneers are buried here. Prior to 1809, Wells established a grist mill, up the hollow to the south. Porter was buried here in 1828 and Rowe in 1829.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3G40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 35° 6.642′ N, 86° 33.966′ W. Marker is near Fayetteville, Tennessee, in Lincoln County. It is on Huntsville Highway (U.S. 231/431) 0.8 miles south of Ardmore Highway (State Road 110), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located adjacent

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to a 'Welcome to Fayetteville' sign on US 231/431. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville TN 37334, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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 the crow flies: Camp Blount (approx. 1.8 miles away); Camp Blount Historic Site (approx. 2 miles away); The Wars of the Old Southwest (approx. 2.1 miles away); President Andrew Jackson (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Creek War (approx. 2.1 miles away); Preserving Camp Blount (approx. 2.1 miles away); The War of 1812 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Camp Blount & the "Tennessee Volunteers" (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 8, 2010

2. Pioneer (Routt - Wells) Cemetery Marker

Pioneer (Routt - Wells) Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 8, 2010

3. Pioneer (Routt - Wells) Cemetery

Benjamin Rowe headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 8, 2010

4. Benjamin Rowe headstone

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 8, 2010

5. Pioneer (Routt - Wells) Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,619 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.