Fordtown, Tennessee
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
36°27′10.4″N 82°30′12.5″W / 36.452889°N 82.503472°W / 36.452889; -82.50347237663
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
- ^ a b "Fordtown, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://tnency.utk.tennessee.edu/entries/tennessee-ernie-ford/
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Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Blountville
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communities
- Arcadia
- Boring
- Buffalo
- Cedar Grove (east)
- Cedar Grove (west)
- Fordtown
- Holston Valley
- Lynn Garden
- Morrison City
- Piney Flats
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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