Buzzard Roost Spring
Natchez Trace
Buzzard Roost Spring is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 320.3.
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Originally called Buzzard Sleep, the name was changed to Buzzard Roost in 1801 by Levi Colbert, a renowned Chickasaw chief. The spring was a water source for the Colbert house which also served as an inn and stand for travelers on the Old Natchez Trace. Travelers who stopped here remarked that its a good place for they were well received, well fed and kindly treated. (Levi was a brother to George Colbert, they both ran the Colbert Ferry and their stands were about 2 hours apart by horseback.)
Locator Map for Buzzard Roost Spring and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
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1 Cypress Creek
2 Tennessee-Alabama state line
3 Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
4 The Generals' Quarters Bed and Breakfast Inn
5 Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
6 Corinth, Mississippi
Access/Exit Alabama Highway 20
Access/Exit Alabama Highway 14
7 Rock Spring
8 Lauderdale
9 Tennessee River
10 Colbert Ferry
Access/Exit Lauderdale County Road 21
Access/Exit US Highway 72
* Buzzard Roost Spring
11 Helen Keller Birthplace & Home
12 Riverside Cottage Bed and Breakfast
13 Tuscumbia, Alabama
14 Freedom Hills Overlook
15 Bear Creek
16 Bear Creek Mound
17 Cave Spring
18 Tishomingo, Mississippi
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 30
19 Tishomingo State Park
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 25
20 Bay Springs Lake
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 4
21 Belmont, Mississippi
22 Belmont Hotel
23 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Color Key:
* Buzzard Roost Spring
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Access / Exit Roads
1 Cypress Creek
2 Tennessee-Alabama state line
3 Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
4 The Generals' Quarters Bed and Breakfast Inn
5 Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
6 Corinth, Mississippi
Access/Exit Alabama Highway 20
Access/Exit Alabama Highway 14
7 Rock Spring
8 Lauderdale
9 Tennessee River
10 Colbert Ferry
Access/Exit Lauderdale County Road 21
Access/Exit US Highway 72
* Buzzard Roost Spring
11 Helen Keller Birthplace & Home
12 Riverside Cottage Bed and Breakfast
13 Tuscumbia, Alabama
14 Freedom Hills Overlook
15 Bear Creek
16 Bear Creek Mound
17 Cave Spring
18 Tishomingo, Mississippi
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 30
19 Tishomingo State Park
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 25
20 Bay Springs Lake
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 4
21 Belmont, Mississippi
22 Belmont Hotel
23 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Color Key:
* Buzzard Roost Spring
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Access / Exit Roads
