Fordtown, Tennessee
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  Fordtown, Tennessee  Fordtown, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′10.4″N 82°30′12.5″W / 36.452889°N 82.503472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Sullivan |
| Elevation | 1,467 ft (447 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37663 |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1303455[1] |
Fordtown is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States,[1] The community's name was adopted due to the number of people with the last name Ford, who lived in the area.[2][3] It is accessed by the road named after it, Fordtown Road.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fordtown, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
- ↑ Tennis, Joe (2008). Sullivan County. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7385-5409-9.
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| Footnotes | ‡This area also has part of it in an connecting county or counties | |