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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fordville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fordville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fordville, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fordville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fordville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Fordville is historic, it would have been located within present day Unicoi County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Unicoi County: Madison (NC), Mitchell (NC), Yancey (NC), Carter, Greene & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Fordville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fordville:
- Unicoi County (The home county of Fordville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Banner Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Clear Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Bumpus Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Unicoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Tolley Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Pine Crest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Gap Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Heaton Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Elizabethton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roan Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Biltmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Shell Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Cocke County
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Horse Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Water Fork Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Rheatown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Tusculum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Milburnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bolton Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Johnson County
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Fordtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Piney Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Childress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Colby ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thom ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Blair Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Beechwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Galloway Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Telford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Onks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Onks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Mill Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bowmantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Plumtree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Minneapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Elk Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Crossnore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stamey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Barnardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Democrat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Rockview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Flat Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Beech
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Weaverville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alexander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Allegheny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Foster Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Cutshalltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Allenstand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Mars Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ivy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Hurricane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Stackhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- McDowell County (NC)
- Little Switzerland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Richlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Huntdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Buladean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Penland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Sioux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Day Book
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Double Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Micaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Murchison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Newdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fordville, see our County-by-County Page for Fordville.
Cemeteries Near Fordville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fordville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fordville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fordville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Martin's Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin's Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Erwin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140960 <4>
- Sams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Embreeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpus Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1072 more) ...
- Sevier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seviers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Fordville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fordville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fordville, with the one closest to Fordville listed first.
- Unaka Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Embreeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Embreeville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Briggs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bee Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Sioux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Mayday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayday is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fordville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fordville.
Newspapers Published in Fordville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fordville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fordville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fordville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fordville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Unicoi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fordville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fordville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |