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Telford, Tennessee

Field	Value
official_name	Telford
settlement_type	CDP
image_skyline	Telford-Tennessee-tn1.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Buildings along Mill Street
pushpin_map	Tennessee
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Tennessee
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Washington
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	6.39
area_land_km2	6.39
area_water_km2	0.00
area_total_sq_mi	2.47
area_land_sq_mi	2.47
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	909
population_density_km2	142.25
population_density_sq_mi	368.46
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	1555
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	37690
area_code	423
blank_name	GNIS feature ID
blank_info	1304034

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. 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.

Demographics

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.

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. 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.

Education

It is in the Washington County School District.

Notable people

Eliza McCardle Johnson, First Lady of the United States, (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869)
Tilly Walker, Major League Baseball player from 1911–23, member of 1916 World Series champion Boston Red Sox

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
United States Postal Service. (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code".
{{cite gnis. 1304034. Telford
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
Watauga Association of Genealogists. (1988). "History of Washington County, Tennessee".
Miller, Larry. (2001). "Tennessee Place Names". Indiana University Press.
Paul Fink, Jonesborough (2002 printing), p. 87.
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, TN". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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