the exact location of fort prudhomme is unknown. researchers agree that it was located on the chickasaw bluffs but the site is disputed. some historians claim that fort prudhomme was built on the first chickasaw bluff, in modern-day lauderdale county. the "tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture" suggests that the fort was constructed on the second chickasaw bluff near modern-day randolph. other research mentions the third chickasaw bluff as the location of the fort, at the border of modern tipton and shelby counties. the fourth chickasaw bluff in modern shelby county at memphis is also supported as a site of fort prudhomme.