Welcome to Fortsons Ferry ...
Fortsons Ferry is located in Lincoln County<1>.
Fortsons Ferry is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fortsons Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fortsons Ferry: 706 & 762<3>
Communities Also Named Fortsons Ferry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fortsons Ferry - it's located in South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fortsons Ferry.
Communities near Fortsons Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fortsons Ferry.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- McCormick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesters Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Parksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
- Plum Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fortsons Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fortsons Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fortsons Ferry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortsons Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortsons Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Fortsons Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fortsons Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Fortsons Ferry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fortsons Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fortsons Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fortsons Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Fortsons Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Fortsons Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |