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Coffee County was formed in 1836 from parts of Bedford, Warren, and Franklin counties. It was named for John Coffee, a prominent planter, land speculator, and militia officer. Similar to other counties in this area of the state, planters here cultivated mostly tobacco and hemp, produced by the labor of black slaves.
Coffee County has twelve Century Farms, the classification for farms that have been operating for more than 100 years. The oldest Century Farm is Shamrock Acres, founded in 1818. Other Century Farms include:
- Beckman Farm
- Brown Dairy Farm
- Carden Ranch
- Crouch-Ramsey Farm
- Freeze Farm
- The Homestead Farm
- Jacobs Farm
- Long Farm
- Shamrock Acres
- Sunrise View Farm
- Thomas Farm, site of the Farrar Distillery
Adjacent Counties
- Cannon County
- Warren County
- Grundy County
- Franklin County
- Moore County
- Bedford County
- Rutherford County
Cities & Communities
- Beechgrove
- Belmont
- Fudgearound
- Hillsboro
- Lakewood Park
- Manchester (County Seat)
- New Union
- Noah
- Ovoca
- Pocahontas
- Shady Grove
- Summitville
- Tullahoma (part)
Links
National Register of Historic Places
