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Fordtown
Fordtown, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Fordtown, Tennessee
Fordtown, Tennessee
Location in Tennessee
Fordtown, Tennessee is located in the United States
Fordtown, Tennessee
Fordtown, Tennessee
Location in the United States
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(s) 423
GNIS feature ID 1303455

Fordtown is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, 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. Country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991) was born in Fordtown. The community is accessed by the road named after it, Fordtown Road.

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