Welcome to Fort Blount Ferry ...

Fort Blount Ferry is located in Jackson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Blount Ferry: Ft. Blount Ferry

Fort Blount Ferry is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fort Blount Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Fort Blount Ferry, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Fort Blount Ferry: 931

Communities near Fort Blount Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Blount Ferry.

• Columbus Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Cookeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <3>
• Difficult
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Temperance Hall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
• Lafayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
• Algood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
• Carthage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• White Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pekin is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
• Bluff Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people

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 Fort Blount Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Blount Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Blount 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 Fort Blount Ferry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Blount Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Blount Ferry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Blount Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Fort Blount 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 Fort Blount Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Blount Ferry.