Coffee County, Tennessee
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 16 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Tullahoma, Manchester, Normandy.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP9 of 16 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
16 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Cascade Distillery Site | Normandy | 1994 |
| Coffee County Courthouse (Additional Documentation) | Manchester | 1974 |
| Crouch-Ramsey Family Farm | Summitville | 2005 |
| Farrar Distillery | Noah | 1984 |
| Fox House | Tullahoma | 2023 |
| Hickerson, L. D., House | ullahoma | 1993 |
| Leming, John H., House | Manchester | 2011 |
| Normandy Dam Project | Normandy | 2017 |
| North Atlantic Street Historic District | Tullahoma | 1988 |
| North Washington Street Historic District | Tullahoma | 1993 |
| Old Stone Fort | Manchester | 1973 |
| Smotherman House | Tullahoma | 2018 |
| T-201 Aircraft Hangar | Tullahoma | 2021 |
| Tullahoma Municipal Building | Tullahoma | 2018 |
| Wilkinson-Keele House | Manchester | 2006 |
| Wilson-Crouch House | Tullahoma | 2017 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCoffee was formed in 1836 (1836-01-08) from Bedford, Franklin, Warren.
COFFEE created from BEDFORD, FRANKLIN, and WARREN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCoffee County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,184 | 9,689 | 12,894 | 15,574 | 17,344 | 18,959 | 23,049 | 28,603 | 38,311 | 48,014 | 57,889 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS120 cemeteries and 11 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 120 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alley Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Arnold Cemetery |
| Austell Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Barton Cemetery |
| Beech Grove Cemetery |
| Blanton Cemetery |
| Bly Cemetery |
| Brandon Cemetery (historical) |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Bryan Cemetery |
| Buckner Cemetery |
| Burk Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Camp Forrest Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Carden Cemetery |
| Carroll Cemetery |
| Cash Cemetery |
| Chapel Hill Cemetery |
| Cold Ridge Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery |
| Crockett Cemetery |
| Crockett Cemetery |
| Crosslin Cemetery |
| Cummingham Cemetery |
| Cunningham Cemetery |
| Cunningham Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Douglas Cemetery |
| Duncan Cemetery |
| Elam Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Farrar Cemetery |
| Ferrell Cemetery |
| Fletcher Cemetery |
| Floyd Cemetery |
| Gentry Cemetery |
| Granny Hickerson Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Greene Cemetery |
| Harmen Cemetery |
| Henley Cemetery |
| Henry Cove Cemetery |
| Hettie Cemetery |
| Hickerson Cemetery |
| Hickerson Cemetery |
| Hodge Cemetery |
| Holland Hill Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Huffar Cemetery |
| Hurricane Grove Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Jernigan Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery (historical) |
| Keele Cemetery |
| Kendall Cemetery |
| Lambert Cemetery |
| Layne Cemetery |
| Lusk Cemetery |
| Lynch Cemetery |
| Manchester Cemetery |
| Manley Cemetery |
| Maplewood Cemetery |
| McMichael Cemetery |
| Minerva Lusk Cemetery |
| Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Neel Cemetery |
| Neel Chapel Cemetery |
| Nevill Cemetery |
| New Redden Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Ogles Cemetery |
| Old Redden Cemetery |
| Partin Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 11 of 11
| Name |
|---|
| Bobs Cross Roads |
| Brooksville |
| Dawn |
| Dixie |
| Holly |
| Naola |
| New Antwerp |
| Riley Creek |
| Robinson |
| Teal |
| Walkersville |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Civil War battlefields nearby
ABPPAmerican Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.
| Battlefield | Study acres | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Hoover'S Gap | 17,069 | 29.5 km |
Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).
Historical markers
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