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Coffee County, TennesseeCoffee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed in honor of John Coffee (1772-1833), Creek War and War of 1812 cavalry commander, frontiersman, congressionaly-appointed surveyor-general, land dealer and prosperous planter. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of Coffee CountyCreated 1836 from Bedford, Warren and Franklin counties; named in honor of John Coffee (1772-1833), Creek War and War of 1812 cavalry commander, frontiersman, congressionaly-appointed surveyor-general, land dealer and prosperous planter. Coffee County was formed in 1836 from Bedford, Franklin and Warren counties. (Private Acts of Tennessee 1835-36, Chapter 36). There was a fire at the Coffee County courthouse in 1876. The Tennessee General Assembly established Coffee County from parts of Bedford, Warren, and Franklin Counties in
1836. It named the new county in honor of General John Coffee, a close political ally of Andrew Jackson. The county
has several important prehistoric sites, the most significant being Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Area at the
forks of the Duck River. Woodland Period people constructed a large ceremonial enclosure there. Carbon-dating within
the walls has identified construction dates of A.D. 30, A.D. 230, and A.D. 430, indicating that the site was used
for at least four centuries. Whites began to arrive in the county during the 1790s. Fort Nash, which protected
travelers and encouraged permanent settlement, was established in 1793 on Garrison Fork near Beech Grove. Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: COFFEE COUNTY GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 434 square miles (1,125 kmē), of which, 429
square miles (1,111 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 kmē) of it (1.29%) is water.[ Neighboring Counties:
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