Somerville in Fayette County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Organization of Fayette County

Photographed by Allen Gathman, July 14, 2007

1. Organization of Fayette County Marker

Inscription. Fayette County was organized the first Monday in December, 1824, in the home of Robert G. Thornton, ten miles S. East on North fork of Wolf River. It was made a part of the district which David Crockett then represented in the state legislature.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1824.

Location. 35° 14.636′ N, 89° 21.026′ W. Marker is in Somerville, Tennessee, in Fayette County. It is on West Court Square 0 miles north of West Fayette Street (U.S. 64). West of the courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Somerville TN 38068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tent City (approx. 1.6 miles away); Oakland Presbyterian Church (approx. 9.4 miles away); Hardeman County/Fayette County (approx. 10.3 miles away); James K. Polk / James C. Jones (approx. 11.6 miles away); Dancyville United Methodist Church (approx. 11.6 miles away);

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Burchett Douglass (approx. 11.6 miles away); Cypress-Davis Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 11.8 miles away); Battle of Moscow (approx. 13 miles away).

Marker and gazebo on W. Court Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, July 14, 2007

2. Marker and gazebo on W. Court Square

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 1,228 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.