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Forts

Ghost town · Robertson County, Tennessee

Adams quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Adams quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forts is a ghost town in Robertson County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Robertson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forts as a historical populated place on the Adams topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.5925° N, 87.0889° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAdams
Elevation489 ft
Nearest living townAdams, TN
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1310483
Coordinates36.59254, -87.08889

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What's there now

Forts is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Adams, TN (population 655), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 489 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Forts?

Forts is in Robertson County, Tennessee, at 36.5925, -87.0889.

How many ghost towns are in Robertson County?

Robertson County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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