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Putnam County TN includes the cities of Algood, Baxter, Cookeville, and Monterey and is an area rich in both history and leadership. Our goal is to provide an informative resource to those interested in learning more about Putnam County and all the amenities Putnam County and Tennessee have to offer.

We have made it our mission to provide any information you will need to know in this site and we encourage you to check in with us periodically as our site is updated regularly with information from Algood, Baxter, Cookeville, Monterey, and general Putnam County news. Some of the features included are descriptions of county departments, job listings, and contact information to all departments. Learn about the rich history of this area and keep updated by watching the county calendar for upcoming events.

After its original formation in 1842 was declared unconstitutional, Putnam County was firmly established 11 February 1854 when Richard Fielding Cooke's bill, with amendments, cleared the Tennessee House. Putnam County was again a reality. It is named in honor of General Israel Putnam, who rose to prominence in the American Revolutionary War and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.
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Baxter is located in a beautiful section on the western end of Putnam County in middle Tennessee. Located on I-40, Baxter is 70 miles east of Nashville and 8 miles west of Cookeville.

Baxter City Hall
200 Main St.
Baxter, TN 38544
Phone: (931) 858-4111
Fax: (931) 858-5904
Link: http://www.cityofbaxter.com/

Cookeville is located about halfway between Knoxville and Nashville on Interstate 40.  It is at the intersection of I-40 and Highway 111, approximately 100 miles west of Knoxville, 80 miles east of Nashville, and 80 miles north of Chattanooga. Located on the first tier of the Cumberland Plateau, Cookeville's elevation is a few hundred feet higher than either Nashville or Knoxville. As a result, temperatures and humidity levels are generally slightly lower in Cookeville than in either the Nashville Basin or in the Tennessee Valley.

Cookeville City Hall
45 E Broad St, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: (931) 526-9591
Link: http://www.cookeville-tn.org/

Algood is centered along State Route 42 (Main Street) just east of the road's two junctions with State Route 111.

Algood City Hall
108 East Main Street
PO Box 49215, Algood, TN 38506
Phone: 931-537-9545
Fax: 931-537-9429
Link: http://www.algood-tn.com/

Around the beginning of the twentieth century, Monterey was a resort town that boasted seven hotels and drew summer people who came to enjoy the cool temperatures and mountain scenery.
The Standing Stone was a 13-foot (4.0 m)-tall rock that once stood upright on a sandstone ledge in the area. It was the legendary boundary between Cherokee and Shawnee territory and marked the Cherokee Tallonteeskee Trail. The 8-foot (2.4 m) remnant of this stone is preserved in Monterey, where a Standing Stone Celebration of Native American Heritage is held each October.

Monterey City Hall
302 E Commercial Ave, Monterey, TN 38574
Phone: (931) 839-3770
Link: http://montereytn.com/