| Official Name: | Telford |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| 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: | [1] |
| 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: | [2] |
| 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: | 36.2489°N -82.5453°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 37690[3] |
| 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.[4] 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.
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.[5] [6]
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.[7] 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.
Telford has a post office and zip code. (37690) The post office is located at 1888 Old State Route 34, Telford, Tennessee 37690.
It is in the Washington County School District.[8]