Welcome to Dorton Fort ...

Dorton Fort is located in Scott County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dorton Fort: Dorton Ft. (or less commonly used: Dorton Frt.)

Dorton Fort is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dorton Fort: 276

Communities near Dorton Fort ...

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

• Kingsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Collingwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <3>
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Cross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Colonial Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Harrtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 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 Dorton Fort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorton Fort.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorton Fort ...

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