Cecil in Cook County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Coffee Road

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Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

1. Old Coffee Road Marker

Inscription. The Old Coffee Road, earliest vehicular and postal route of this section, crossed here, running southwestward from the Ocmulgee River via today’s Lax, Nashville, Cecil, Barwick and Thomasville to the Florida line above Tallahassee. This thoroughfare was opened by direction of the State in 1823 under supervision of Gen. John Coffee and Thomas Swain. As a pioneer route this highway played a significant part in the settlement and development of this region. Much of the old way remains in use today.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 037-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 31° 2.961′ N, 83° 23.629′ W. Marker is in Cecil, Georgia, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of A-Ray Street (U.S. 41) and Old Coffee Road (County Route 31), on the right when traveling south on A-Ray Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cecil GA 31627, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hahira Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Hahira High School

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); Mary Turner and the Lynching Rampage of 1918 (approx. 4.4 miles away); Union Road Park Veterans Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); SOWEGA Building (approx. 6.3 miles away); Adel Lime Sink (approx. 6.3 miles away); Old United States Post Office, Adel, Georgia (approx. 6.3 miles away); Cook County Courthouse (approx. 6½ miles away).

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

2. Old Coffee Road Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

3. Old Coffee Road Marker

Looking north on US Highway 41

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

4. Old Coffee Road Marker

Looking east, across US Highway 41 at Old Coffee Road (which extends east from the marker).

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

5. Old Coffee Road Marker

Looking south on US Highway 41 in Cecil

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 1, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.