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

Old Salem Methodist Church

South, one mile

Photographed by Deanna Lack, July 10, 2014

1. Old Salem Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Isaac Buck organized this church, one of the oldest in the County in 1820. Before the Civil War the site was a famous camp meeting ground. When Putnam County was permanently established in 1854, courts met in the old log church, and militia mustered outside. The present structure was built in 1925

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 36° 9.191′ N, 85° 28.599′ W. Marker is in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of Neal Street and Spring Street, on the right when traveling east on Neal Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buck's College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Capshaw School (approx. one mile away); Cookeville Recappers (approx. 1.4 miles away); Riley Gentry Grocery Store (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1886 Isbell Hotel (approx. 1.4 miles away); Putnam County Revolutionary Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Putnam County POW * MIA Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Israel Putnam (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookeville.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2014, by Deanna Lack of Sparta, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,305 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 11, 2014, by Deanna Lack of Sparta, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.