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Welcome to Silcott Ford ...

Silcott Ford is located in Scott County<1>.

Silcott Ford is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Silcott Ford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Silcott Ford (for example, toward Armathwaite), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Silcott Ford: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Silcott Ford ...

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

  • Gernt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gernt is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
    • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
  • Armathwaite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Oneida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Huntsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Winfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Helenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Allardt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Elk Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
  • Sunbright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silcott Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silcott Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Silcott Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Silcott Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.