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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