Fordtown is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Sullivan County, Tennessee Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee on its northeast border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,163. Its county seat is Blountville. Sullivan County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol TN-VA Metro ...

, 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 Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for ...

(1919-1991) was born in Fordtown. The community is accessed by the road named after it, Fordtown Road.

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Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{SullivanCountyTN-geo-stub