Putnam County is a county in Tennessee, United States, on the Upper Cumberland Plateau in the central part of the state. It had a population of 79,854 at the 2020 census and covers 403 square miles (1,044 km2) centred near 36\u00b09\u2032N 85\u00b030\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Cookeville is the county seat, and its postal code is 38501. The county has two cities, two towns, and dozens of unincorporated communities and residential subdivisions. Putnam County observes Central Time and carries FIPS code 47141.<\/p>\n
Putnam County has four incorporated municipalities — Cookeville and Algood are cities, Baxter and Monterey are towns — alongside a long list of unincorporated communities and platted subdivisions, many of them residential developments on the outskirts of Cookeville. The table below marks incorporated places and CDPs; everything else is listed as Unincorp.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookeville<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 33,904<\/td>\n | 38501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Algood<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 3,592<\/td>\n | 38506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baxter<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,357<\/td>\n | 38544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Monterey<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 2,657<\/td>\n | 38574<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bloomington Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38545<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Silver Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38582<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buffalo Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Double Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boma<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ditty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Standingstone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sadler<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burgess<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gentry<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bangham<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nash<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oakland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pinhook<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Herman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Vernon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grandview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sand Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caney Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rocky Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dry Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glade Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Post Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poplar Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant View<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mill Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Twin Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eastwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oakdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hillsdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Forest Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Indian Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lake Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mountain Meadows<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sun Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tanglewood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wildwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Winona<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Plains<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Village Green<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ridgecrest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Melrose<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grandiose Field<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Goffton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Huntland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lafayette<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jeremiah<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Roberts<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thomas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Verble<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilhite<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hickey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Matthew<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bussell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burnett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brotherton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Samaria<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Campbell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The remaining old-list entries — Amber Meadows, Apple Valley Estates, Bangham Village, Beverly Hills, Bilbrey, Bilbrey Park, Blackburn Hills Estates, Boiling Springs, Brandywine Estates, Briargate, Buck Lake Estates, Buck Mountain Estates, Bunker Hill Park, Burton Estates, Candyland Estates, Capshaw Woods, College Heights, Colonial Acres, Colonial Estates, Colonial Forest, Country Club Estates, Countryside Estates, Darwin Park, Deberry Heights, Dug Hill, East Lake Estates, Ensor, Ensor Park, Fairview Estates, Ford Estates, Heathwood, Hillrose, Hillwood, Hillwood Estates, Holladay, Honeybrook, Honeycutt Estates, Lakeland Park, Laurel Park, Long Meadows, Maddux Farm, Oak Park Estates, Oaklawn, Park Village, Parragon, Pippen Springs Estates, Poplar Estates, Post Oak Estates, Quality Estates, Rachel Estates, Ridgewood Estates, Rolling Meadows, Rose Garden Estates, Shenandoah Estates, Shennon Village, Shepherd Hills, Sherwood Estates, Southtown Village, Stockton Estates, Tara Estates, The Lowlands, Town and Country Estates, Wagonda Hills, Westgate, Window Cliff Estates, and Woodland Estates — are named residential subdivisions rather than traditional settlements; they are grouped here by their nearest community rather than listed as separate places.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller unincorporated communities and subdivisions share a ZIP code with the nearest post office town rather than having one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nPutnam County sits on the Eastern Highland Rim and the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau, where the terrain shifts from rolling farmland to wooded ridges cut by the Caney Fork and Falling Water rivers. Burgess Falls State Park, on the Falling Water River in the county’s southwest corner, has a 130-foot waterfall as its centrepiece. The county’s bordering counties are Jackson to the north, Overton County<\/a> to the northeast, White County<\/a> to the southeast, Warren County<\/a> to the south, DeKalb County<\/a> to the southwest, and Smith County<\/a> to the west; Jackson County<\/a> also borders along the northern line.<\/p>\n Putnam County had 79,854 residents at the 2020 census, spread across roughly 198 people per square mile. Cookeville, the county seat, is by far the largest community with 33,904 residents, followed by Algood at 3,592. Tennessee’s 2023 median household income was the Tennessee median of $67,631; Putnam County, which includes a large university-town population of students and retirees, tracks close to that figure.<\/p>\n Education, healthcare, and manufacturing anchor the county economy. Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville enrolls roughly 11,800 students and is the county’s largest single employer alongside the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Manufacturers including Rock-Tenn and several automotive-parts suppliers operate in the county’s industrial parks along Interstate 40. The Putnam County Fair and Cookeville’s annual events draw visitors from across the Upper Cumberland region each year.<\/p>\n Putnam County was formally organized on February 11, 1854, carved from parts of White, Overton, Jackson, Smith, and DeKalb Counties, after an earlier 1842 attempt to form the county was legally dissolved. It is named for Israel Putnam, a hero of the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. Cookeville, the county seat, grew rapidly after the Tennessee Central Railway reached the town in the early 1900s, and again after Tennessee Polytechnic Institute \u2014 now Tennessee Technological University \u2014 was chartered there in 1915.<\/p>\n Interstate 40 crosses the county through Cookeville, connecting it to Nashville to the west and Knoxville to the east. U.S. Route 70N and State Route 111 also serve the county.<\/p>\n Cookeville has a small general-aviation airport (Upper Cumberland Regional Airport); the nearest commercial airport is Nashville International Airport.<\/p>\n Where is Putnam County, Tennessee?<\/strong> What is the population of Putnam County?<\/strong> How big is Putnam County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Putnam County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Putnam County?<\/strong> |