Near Morristown in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Coffman House

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 21, 2015

1. Coffman House Marker

Inscription. The 1783 land grant to DAVID COFFMAN adjoined Indian territory. ANDREW COFFMAN, pioneer baptist preacher, was born in the original log cabin in 1784. That cabin, with additions, was later covered with clapboards.

Erected by Hamblen County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1783.

Location. 36° 15.665′ N, 83° 10.441′ W. Marker is near Morristown, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 11E and Stagecoach Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 11E. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whitesburg TN 37891, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also 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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate

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States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Longstreet's Headquarters (approx. 1.2 miles away); Longstreet's Billet (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hayslope (approx. 1½ miles away); Tidence Lane (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bent Creek Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Bent Creek Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cheek's Crossroads (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bethesda Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 21, 2015

2. Coffman House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,451 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.