Welcome to Forts ...
So far, we found very little information about Forts. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forts to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forts, please Contact Us.
Forts would have been located within present day Robertson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Forts, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Forts is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Forts was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Forts was located: 615 & 629<4>
Communities near Forts ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forts.
- Cheap Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Louise Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coopertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Guthrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 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 Forts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forts.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forts. 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 Forts.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forts. See our Newspapers Page for Forts.
Adding Forts to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forts in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Forts was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forts.
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 Forts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Forts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Forts area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |