Monterey, Tennessee facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Monterey, Tennessee
Town
Town of Monterey
East Commercial Avenue
Motto(s):  "", "Where Hilltops Kiss the Sky"
Location of Monterey in Putnam County, Tennessee.
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Putnam
Incorporated	1893
Named for	Spanish for "King of the Mountain"
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
Area
• Total	3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2)
• Land	3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,883 ft (574 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,850
• Estimate  (2019)	2,898
• Density	957.07/sq mi (369.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38574
Area code(s)	931
FIPS code	47-49760
GNIS feature ID	1294185

Monterey is a town in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,850 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Monterey is rooted in a settlement that developed around a landmark known as the "Standing Stone" in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The stone was as a guidepost for travelers along Avery's Trace, and is believed to have earlier served as a boundary marker between the territories of the Cherokee and Shawnee. By 1805, three families had settled permanently in area, and the Standing Stone Inn was established to cater to westward-bound migrants.

The Standing Stone Monument

In the Spring of 1864, during the Civil War, 200 Union soldiers led by Colonel William B. Stokes entered the Monterey area with orders to root out Confederate guerrilla activity. On the morning of March 12 of that year, Stokes' men entered the home of William Alexander Officer near Monterey and killed six of his guests, having accused them of being Confederate guerrillas. A Tennessee Historical Commission marker on Commercial Avenue in Monterey remembers the event.

The current town of Monterey was established in 1893 by the Cumberland Mountain Coal Company as a hub for its operations in the area. Several hundred acres were purchased from Thomas Jefferson Whittaker, and the town was surveyed and platted. It was given the name "Monterey" after the Spanish term for "King of the Mountain."

Geography

Monterey is located at 36°8′43″N 85°15′57″W / 36.14528°N 85.26583°W / 36.14528; -85.26583 (36.145291, -85.265757). The town is situated at the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau in eastern Putnam County, just north of the point where the counties of Putnam, White, and Cumberland meet, and just southwest of the point where Putnam, Overton, and Fentress meet. It is located approximately 90 miles (140 km) east of Nashville and the same distance west of Knoxville, and is connected with these two cities by Interstate 40 (exits 300 and 301) and U.S. Route 70. State Route 84 connects Monterey with Livingston to the northwest and Sparta to the southwest. State Route 62 connects Monterey with Clarkrange along U.S. Route 127 to the east, and State Route 164 connects the town with Crawford and the rural areas of the western Plateau to the north.

The sources of the Calfkiller River and the Falling Water River are both located just west of Monterey, on opposite sides of I-40.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²) of it is land and 0.34% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,746 people, 877 households, and 616 families residing in the town.

Notable people

• Charlotte Burks, former Tennessee State Senator.
• Tommy Burks, former Tennessee State Senator
• Harvie June Van, country music singer

See also

In Spanish: Monterey (Tennessee) para niños