Fordtown, Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°27′10.4″N 82°30′12.5″W / 36.452889°N 82.503472°W / 36.452889; -82.503472
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Fordtown
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.
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  4. ^ http://tnency.utk.tennessee.edu/entries/tennessee-ernie-ford/