Fordtown
Unincorporated community
Fordtown is located in Tennessee
Fordtown
Fordtown
Fordtown is located in the United States
Fordtown
Fordtown
Coordinates: 36°27′10.4″N 82°30′12.5″W / 36.452889°N 82.503472°W / 36.452889; -82.503472
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountySullivan
Elevation
1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37663
Area code423
GNIS feature ID1303455[1]

Fordtown is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee,[1] located south of Colonial Heights. This community's name was adopted due to the number of people with the Ford surname who lived in the area.[2][3] Country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991) was born in Fordtown.[4] The community is accessed by the road named after it, Fordtown Road.

References

  1. ^ a b "Fordtown, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
  3. ^ Tennis, Joe (2008). Sullivan County. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7385-5409-9.
  4. ^ http://tnency.utk.tennessee.edu/entries/tennessee-ernie-ford/


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