Birds of Putnam County, Tennessee: Gazetteer
Descriptions of, and directions to, some sites noted below are provided at this link:
A map of Putnam County--with the sites noted in the table below coded on it--is available via the following link:
Some sites frequently the subject of field work for birds are noted in the Species Accounts with three-letter codes, explained below:
| Code | Site Name | General Location of Site |
| BAH | Barnes Hollow (private) | Macedonia Rd. |
| BOP | Boring Pond (private) | Between Rt. 111 and Old Kentucky Rd. at First Church of the Nazarene . |
| BUF | Burgess Fall State Natural Area (Tenn.) | Near Putnam/White County line on Rt. 135. |
| CCP | Cane Creek Park (Cookeville) | West Cookeville on CC Camp Rd. |
| CKV | Cookeville | Large town in center of county. |
| CLN | City Lake Natural Area (Cookeville) | Bridgeway Rd. |
| MOL | Monterey Lake (private) | Rt. 70 c. 3-4 km east of Monterey. |
| OMR | Old Mill Rd. (private) | Off of Cookeville Boatdock Rd.; connects with Ball Hill Rd. |
| R62 | Rt. 62 ponds (private) | Hackworth Farm on Rt. 62 c. 11-12 km east of Monterey. |
| R96 | Rt. 96 | West of Baxter between Rt. 70 and Granville in Jackson County. |
| SHF | Shipley Farm (TTU) | C. 4-5 km northwest of Cookeville on Gainesboro Grade. |
| TTU | Tennessee Technological University | Northwest Cookeville |
Some communities mentioned in the Species Accounts are listed below, with an indication of their general location in the county:
Algood--northeast of Cookeville c. 2-3 km on Rt. 111.
Baxter--west of Cookeville c. 12 km on Rt. 70.
Brotherton--east of Algood c. 7-8 km on Brotherton Mt. Rd.
Double Springs--west of Cookeville 6 km on Rt. 70.
Monterey--east of Cookeville about 15 km on I-40.
Two of the larger lakes of the Region have small elements within the county:
Center Hill Lake--the Mine Lick Creek arm of Center Hill Lake juts into the county in the southwest.
Cordell Hull Reservoir--the Martin Creek arm of Cordell Hull Reservoir juts into the county in the extreme northwest.
Some other sites mentioned in the Species Accounts follow:
Bright Farm--c. 4-5 km north of Monterey off of Rt. 84 (private).
Cookeville Fire Tower--at end of Old Cavalry Rd. c. 2-3 km southwest of Cookeville.
Cookeville Golf Course--in Cookeville on Country Club Rd. (extremely limited access).
Ensor Sink Natural Area--a small municipal park near intersection of Foutch Ave. and Clover Hill Rd. in Cookeville.
Happy Hollow Boat Ramp--on Rt. 96 south of I-40 (exit 268) on the Caney Fork River.
Ironwood Golf Course--northwest of Cookeville on Shipley Rd. (private).
Stites Farm--on Liberty Church Rd. (private).
Walnut Park--a very small municipal park behind the Senior Citizens Bldg. on S. Walnut Ave. in Cookeville.
