CHAFFIN (Coleman) CEMETERY, SOUTHPORT TN, MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
Directions:
From Southport, go west toward Scott's Mill for 1 and 1/2 miles. Enter the farm
lane on right and go 1/2 mile to the farm house at end of the lane. The
graveyard is in grove nearby, 1988 instructions.
There is what appears to be a farm house at the edge of the Phosphate mining
waste land near the black arrow. This may find the cemetery nearby. We are
looking into the forest under large trees that have violated the graves.
Before they modified their site to include different maps Epodunk had their
location placed for the Coleman Chaffin Graves as being on the south side of the
Southport Road. That would put this cemetery shown by the red mark by the
Terrapin Branch near a new home built there recently. However, I could see no
evidence of graves near that in a visit there.
I followed Mr. Fred's directions on Southport Road and it basically led me to
this gate. However I did have the time to cover the 1/2 mile distance to attempt
a find the cemetery that day. I will attempt that another day. This is a Jeep
kind of trip anyway. Notice also the gate is padlocked so that is another two
hours to find the party who can grant permission. Could cover .5 miles on foot
in 2 minutes at one time in my life. Don't know what it would take today.