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AIRPORT of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Upper Cumberland Regional Airport | Serves multiple counties (Not located in
Putnam County) Longest Runway: 3,800 Ft Runway Lights: Yes Radio Communications: Unicom |
ATTRACTIONS of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Arda Lee's Hidden Hollow Park | 1901 Mt. Pleasant Rd Man made area of 86 acres Covered bridges waterfalls mill house |
playground petting zoo lakes fountains Swimming, fishing |
11 shelters with grills volleyball horse shoes Admission charged |
| Cookeville History Museum | 144 South Lowe Avenue open on Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 10am-4pm |
| Window Cliffs | A narrow ridge of rock thrusting up 1150 feet in horseshoe bend |
HIGHER EDUCATION of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Cumberland School Of
Technology 1065 E 10th St Cookeville |
Middle Tennessee School of
Cosmetology 868 E 10th St Cookeville |
Tennessee Bible College McCulley Rd Cookeville Established 1975 |
| Tennessee Technological
University Cookeville Dixie College chartered 1900 School merged with Putnam High School 1914 Dixie board ceded property to state 1915 School merged with Tennessee Polytechnical Institute 1916 Enrollment of over 8200 Offers range of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees |
University Of
Tennessee Darwin Cookeville |
GOLF in PUTNAM COUNTY
| Ironwood 3801 Ironwood Public 18 Holes Par 72 6176 Yards |
White Plains 4000 Plantation Dr Public 18 Holes Par 72 6570 Yards |
HIGHWAYS of PUTNAM COUNTY
| U S Highways I-40, 70 |
State Highways 42, 56, 111, 135, 136, 290 |
HISTORY of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Walton Road completed as toll road 1802 Road ran from Kingston to Carthage Putnam County established 1842 County established 1842 Charges of improper establishment caused county's end, 1844 Monticello Academy, county's first secondary school opened 1852 County re-established 1854 Cookeville is county seat |
| Mount Grainger Historical Sign | Brotherton Mtn Rd Brotherton Named in honor of Gideon Granger, Postmaster General, 1806 Was the western distribution point for all U S mails to southwestern frontier |
PEOPLE of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Israel Putnam | County named for Israel Putnam Born 1718 Served in the French and Indian War Was Commander in the Detroit Expedition against Pontiac Became a Major General in the Revolutionary War Fought at Bunker Hill, Harlem Heights and the Battle of Long Island Died 1790 |
CHURCHES of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Able Christian Faith Ministry Church | Antioch Church of Christ | Antioch Freewill Baptist Church |
| Apostolic Lighthouse Church | Bangham Heights Baptist Church | Bear Creek Baptist Church |
| Bethany Baptist Church | Bethlehem Church of Christ | Bloomington Springs Church of Christ |
| Bohannon Chapel Church | Boma First Church of God Building erected 1964 |
Brindley's Chapel Church of
God Established Nov 1930 |
| Brotherton Freewill Baptist Church | Brotherton Methodist Church | Brotherton Missionary Baptist Church |
| Buckner Freewill Baptist Church | Burgess Falls Road Baptist Church | Bussell Church of Christ |
| Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church | Caney Fork Baptist Church |
Carr's Chapel Church of God |
| Carr's Chapel Methodist Church | Cedar Hill Baptist Church | Colonial Heights Church of Christ |
| Colonial Hills Church of God | Colonial View Baptist Church | Dry Valley Cumberland
Presbyterian Founded 1858 |
| Douglas Chapel Freewill Baptist Church | Fairview Church of Christ | Faith Chapel Church |
| Gentry Chapel Freewill Baptist Church | Herren's Chapel Church of Christ | Holladay Church of Christ |
| Jared Missionary Baptist Church | Johnson Baptist Church Established 1835 |
Knights Chapel Freewill
Baptist Church Established Oct 4, 1944 Building erected 1991 |
| Lakeside Freewill Baptist Church | Lilly's Chapel Freewill
Baptist Church Building erected 1942 |
Locust Grove Church of
Christ Organized 1933 Building erected 1968 |
| Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church | Mattie Smith Memorial
Presbyterian Church Building erected 1944 |
McBroom Church of Christ Building erected 1960 |
| Mill Creek Baptist Church | Mt Hermon Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Mt Pleasant Freewill Baptist Church |
| Nash Grove Baptist Church Organized 1912 Building rebuilt 1950-56 |
New Home Baptist Church Founded 1898 |
New Zion Missionary Baptist Church |
| Ozion Freewill Baptist Church | Pippin Church of Christ Building erected 1971 |
Pleasant Grove Methodist
Church Established 1815 Cornerstone on church "1815 - 1917" |
| Pleasant Ridge Freewill Baptist Church | Popular Grove Baptist Church Building erected 1944 |
Post Oak Presbyterian Church Established 1896 |
| Post Oak Shade Freewill Baptist Church | Rocky Point Missionary Baptist Church | Sand Springs Baptist Church Established 1875 Building Erected 1968 |
| Shady Grove Church | Shipley United Methodist
Church Established 1885 |
Silver Point Church of Christ |
| Smyrna Church of Christ | Spiritual Harvest Pentecostal Church | Stone Seminare Freewill
Baptist Church Established 1925 |
| Sumaria Church of Christ | Taylor Seminary Freewill Baptist Church | Tuckers Ridge Freewill Baptist Church |
| Union Grove Presbyterian
Church Building erected 1925 |
University Heights Baptist Church | Verble Baptist Church |
| West End Church of Christ | Woodcliff Baptist Church |
SCHOOLS of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Old School Building| Salem Hollow Rd Abandoned and in bad state of repair Located next to Jared Missionary Baptist Church in NW tip of county |
Old School Building Hwy 70 N |
POST OFFICES of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Ai | Opened: September 15, 1880 | Closed: April 28, 1902 |
| Algood | Opened: October 17, 1892 | Closed: June 3, 1966 |
| Avoton | Opened: February 24, 1885 | Closed: February 29, 1904 |
| Baxter | Opened: April 28, 1902 | Closed: Operating |
| Bear Creek | Opened: January 7, 1855 | Closed: October 2, 1865 |
| Bilbrey | Opened: July 7, 1902 | Closed: February 15, 1912 |
| Bloomington | Opened: July 9, 1878 | Closed: December 28, 1907 |
| Bloomington Springs | Opened: December 28, 1907 | Closed: Operating |
| Board Valley | Opened: November 19, 1878 | Closed: July 5, 1882 |
| Boma | Opened: September 13, 1888 | Closed: July 27, 1895 |
| Brotherton | Opened: October 2, 1895 | Closed: September 30, 1955 |
| Buffalo Valley | Opened: October 2, 1868 | Closed: Operating |
| Burton | Opened: May 31, 1880 | Closed: March 31, 1905 |
| Mathew | Opened: April 15, 1904 | Closed: May 31, 1905 |
| Monterey | Opened: August 12, 1893 | Closed: Operating |
| New Cane Creek | Opened: January 21, 1878 | Closed: April 1, 1881 |
| Pekin | Opened: January 3, 1867 | Closed: June 26, 1867 |
| Opened: September 20, 1869 | Closed: May 22, 1899 |
| Pine Fork | Opened: April 18, 1873 | Closed: February 29, 1904 |
| Quiz | Opened: February 17, 1881 | Closed: February 29, 1904 |
| Saint Luke | Opened: December 26, 1898 | Closed: March 30, 1909 |
| Selby | Opened: January 21, 1878 | Closed: February 29, 1904 |
| Shipley | Opened: June 17, 1899 | Closed: February 19, 1904 |
| Silver Point | Opened: July 13, 1874 | Closed: December 1, 1875 |
| Opened: January 22, 1877 | Closed: Operating |
| Standing Stone | Opened: May 7, 1877 | Closed: August 12, 1893 |
| Venia | Opened: October 29, 1898 | Closed: February 23, 1914 |
| Verble | Opened: October 4, 1881 | Closed: September 22, 1884 |
| Opened: March 26, 1888 | Closed: December 3, 1890 |
| Virgil | Opened: March 8, 1894 | Closed: October 31, 1901 |
| Opened: August 12, 1902 | Closed: March 26, 1904 |
| Void | Opened: January 27, 1887 | Closed: December 15, 1897 |
| Opened: August 20, 1898 | Closed: August 31, 1905 |
| Waterloo | Opened: January 14, 1905 | Closed: February 28, 1910 |
| White Plains | Opened: May 16, 1870 | Closed: May 1, 1874 |
| Window Cliffs | Opened: November 27, 1876 | Closed: May 5, 1890 |
| Windowcliffe | Opened: March 3, 1898 | Closed: July 31, 1905 |
HOSPITALS of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Cookeville
General Hospital 142 W 5th St Cookeville Established 1950 227 Beds |
Plateau Mental Health
Center Burgess Falls Rd Cookeville |
Livingston Regional
Hospital 315 N Oak Ave Cookeville |
PARKS of PUTNAM COUNTY
| Boma Community
Center Boma |
Brotherton Community Center Brotherton Mtn Rd Brotherton Converted from old school house |
Bangham Community Center Hilham Rd Bangham Converted from old school house |
Cedar Hill Community Center Cedar Hill |
| Hickey Community Center | B & B Lane Hickey Converted from old school house |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Basketball Court Volleyball |
| Poplar Grove Community Center | Mt Pleasant Rd Poplar Grove Also called Hyder Park |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Picnic Area Volleyball |
STATISTICS for PUTNAM COUNTY
| SIZE of PUTNAM COUNTY |
| Square Miles | 408 |
| Miles of City Streets | 176.45 |
| Miles of County Road | 626.61 |
| POPULATION of PUTNAM COUNTY |
| 1860 | 8,591 |
| 1870 | 8,698 |
| 1880 | 11,051 |
| 1890 | 13,683 |
| 1900 | 16,890 |
| 1910 | 20,023 |
| 1920 | 22,231 |
| 1930 | 23,759 |
| 1940 | 26,250 |
| 1950 | 29,869 |
| 1960 | 29,236 |
| 1970 | 35,487 |
| 1980 | 47,690 |
| 1990 | 51,373 |
| 2000 | 62,315 |
| TEMPERATURES of PUTNAM COUNTY |
| Yearly Average | 57.0 F |
| January Average High | 52.0 F |
| July Average High | 88.8 F |
| January Average Low | 37.9 F |
| July Average Low | 67.2 F |
| PRECIPITATION of PUTNAM COUNTY |
| Yearly Average Rainfall | 43.0 in |
| Yearly Average Snowfall | 8.0 in |
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BAXTER, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of BAXTER
| Odd Fellows Cemetery Hwy 70N Baxter |
Baxter Seminary (Historical Sign) 1st Ave Baxter Operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910-1959 Samuel E Ryan was first President Harry L Upperman was President during peak years Enrollment peaked at about 400 students |
CHURCHES of BAXTER
| Baxter Church of Christ | Baxter Church of God | Baxter First Baptist |
| Baxter United Methodist | First Church of God |
LIBRARY of BAXTER
| Baxter Library | Main St Baxter |
PARKS of BAXTER
| Baxter City Park | 1st Ave E Baxter |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Baseball/Softball Field Picnic Playground |
| Baxter Little League Park | Elm St Baxter |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Baseball/Softball Field |
| Baxter Tennis Courts | 1st Ave E Baxter |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Tennis (2 Lighted) |
| Poppy Festival | June Baxter |
STATISTICS for BAXTER
| POPULATION of BAXTER |
| 1960 | 853 |
| 1970 | 1,229 |
| 1980 | 1,411 |
| 1990 | 1,289 |
| 1993 | 1,289 |
| LOCATION CODES for BAXTER |
| Zip | 38544 |
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BUFFALO VALLEY, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of BUFFALO VALLEY
| Old Store Buildings | Hopewell Rd Buffalo Valley |
CHURCHES of BUFFALO VALLEY
| Buffalo Valley Presbyterian Church | Building erected 1965 |
PARKS of BUFFALO VALLEY
| Buffalo Valley Community Center | Buffalo Valley Converted from old school building Built 1929 |
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DOUBLE SPRINGS, Tennessee
CHURCHES of DOUBLE SPRINGS
| Double Springs Baptist | Double Springs Church of Christ | Double Springs Presbyterian Organized 1912 |
PARKS of DOUBLE SPRINGS
| Double Springs Community Center | OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Baseball/Softball Field Basketball Court Picnic Area Playground Volleyball |
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SILVER POINT, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of SILVER POINT
| Old Store Building | Short Hill Rd Silver Point |
CHURCHES of SILVER POINT
| Silver Point Baptist | Building erected 1975 |
PARKS of SILVER POINT
| Silver Point Community Center |
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