Telford, Tennessee

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Telford
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Telford
Coordinates: 36°14′56″N82°32′43″W / 36.24889°N 82.54528°W / 36.24889; -82.54528
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Washington
Area
[1]
 • Total2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2)
 • Land2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,555 ft (474 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total909
 • Density368.46/sq mi (142.25/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37690 [3]
Area code 423
GNIS feature ID1304034 [4]

Telford is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Tennessee, located between Jonesborough and Limestone. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 921. [5] The community is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. It has one school, Grandview Elementary.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 909—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

History

The community was called Millwood in early times and continued so for many years. It was not until 1855, when Colonel George Whitfield Telford, a state senator who operated the Telford Manufacturing Company, donated about four acres of land to support local operations of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, that the name Millwood was changed to Telford Depot. At a date sometime after 1876 the word "Depot" was discontinued and the single name Telford adopted. [7] [8]

During the Civil War, citizens of this part of Washington County voted to secede from the Confederacy, but they were unsuccessful in persuading others to do so. The independent nation called "Bricker's Republic" soon fell into relative obscurity. [9] A Civil War battle took place in Telford on September 8, 1863, when the 100th Ohio Infantry clashed with the Confederate-aligned Thomas' Legion just east of the depot. The Confederate force was supported by 4-Howitzer artillery unit commanded by General Alfred "Mudwall" Jackson.

Postal service

Telford has a post office and zip code. (37690) The post office is located at 1888 Old State Route 34, Telford, Tennessee 37690.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Telford". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Watauga Association of Genealogists (1988). History of Washington County, Tennessee. p. 211.
  8. ↑ Miller, Larry (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 204. ISBN   0-253-33984-7.
  9. ↑ Paul Fink, Jonesborough (2002 printing), p. 87.
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