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Welcome to Forty Five ...

Forty Five is located in Fayette County<1>.

Forty Five is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forty Five lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Forty Five: 901

Websites for Forty Five ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fayettecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Forty Five, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Forty Five ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forty Five.

  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Feathers Chapel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • New Bethel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
  • Somerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Piperton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Piperton is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Rossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Moscow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Williston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Williston is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Snow Lake Shores
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 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 Forty Five. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forty Five.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forty Five ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forty Five - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.