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Historical Markers in Bethel Springs

 
Clickable Map of McNairy County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg McNairy County, TN (62) Chester County, TN (17) Hardeman County, TN (20) Hardin County, TN (656) Alcorn County, MS (75)  McNairyCounty(62) McNairy County (62)  ChesterCounty(17) Chester County (17)  HardemanCounty(20) Hardeman County (20)  HardinCounty(656) Hardin County (656)  AlcornCountyMississippi(75) Alcorn County (75)
Selmer is the county seat for McNairy County
Bethel Springs is in McNairy County
McNairy County (62)  ►
ADJACENT TO MCNAIRY COUNTY
Chester County (17)  ►
Hardeman County (20)  ►
Hardin County (656)  ►
Alcorn County, Mississippi (75)  ►
 
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1 ► Tennessee, McNairy County, Bethel Springs — Bethel Springs School — Circa 1920s —
Near Main Street at 2nd Ave.
September 17, 1954, a very young Elvis Presley was booked to play a benefit concert here at the old Bethel Springs School. Elvis had one Sun Records single to his credit at that time. It was the future King of Rock and Roll’s first live concert . . . — — Map (db m250771) HM
2 ► Tennessee, McNairy County, Bethel Springs — Elvis Presley Performs at Bethel Springs School — September 17, 1954 — Historic Site —
On Main Street at 1st Ave, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Shortly after local schools were back in fall session, a benefit concert was held on this site, September 17, 1954, at Bethel Springs School. While not unusual for the time, the Bethel Springs lineup included a young Elvis Presley, performing in his . . . — — Map (db m250768) HM
3 ► Tennessee, McNairy County, Bethel Springs — 4C 5 — The Hurst Nation —
On Main Street (Tennessee Route 225) 0.1 miles south of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
In this section lived numerous members of the Hurst family, who were staunch Unionists in a predominantly Confederate area. Its best known member was Col. Fielding Hurst, commanding the 6th Tenn. Cavalry, an irregular Union group which skirmished . . . — — Map (db m313532) HM
4 ► Tennessee, McNairy County, Bethel Springs — Liberty Church —
Near Forty Forks Road at Otis Plunk Road, on the right when traveling east.
Originally built on this site in 1835 reconstructed in 1936 by local families as a memorial to their ancestors buried here. Ted O. Wells, stone mason and architect — — Map (db m176335) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026