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Welcome to Phillips Ford ...

Phillips Ford is located in Overton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Phillips Ford: Phillips Frd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Phillips Ford for more information about variations on the name of Phillips Ford.

Phillips Ford is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Phillips Ford (for example, toward Sunbright), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Phillips Ford: 931

Communities Also Named Phillips Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Phillips Ford - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phillips Ford.

Communities near Phillips Ford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phillips Ford.

  • Crossville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Algood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cooper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • White Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grimsley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 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 Phillips Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillips Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillips Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phillips Ford - 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.