Re: Brodie's Landing from website of Decatur Co. TN Brodie's Landing Charles S. Brodie, an early settler who owned 5000 acres of land, gave his name to this landing. The big warehouse and store belonged to B. M. Maxwell and Poolie Bateman and later was operated by Frank Houston. The 1876 Gazetteer says that Brodie's Landing was located in the Howesville Precinct. Cotton, corn, wheat, and  peanuts were shipped from here. This area was first settled about 1830. In 1876, the postmaster was J. F. Wood,  I. N. Houston was a physician, W. T. Morgan had a general store, J. H. Thomas was the preacher for the Free Will Baptist Church, Walker and Wood had a general store. Also, check below website for some current information: http://www.city-data.com/county/Decatur_County-TN.html This website also list Brodie's Landing: http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/TN/Index/bl.htm And this website list post office at Brodie's Landing: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/statewide/history/tnpo1894.txt Try this to locate: http://www.topozone.com/states/Tennessee.asp?county=Decatur