Welcome to Fordville ...

Fordville is located in Pinal County<1>.

The location of Fordville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fordville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Fordville is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fordville is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fordville lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fordville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fordville - they are located in Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fordville.

Communities near Fordville ...

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

• Mammoth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Pinal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth <4>
• Oracle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oracle
  • Oracle is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oracle <4>
• San Manuel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
  • San Manuel is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Manuel <4>
• Campo Bonito ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Bonito
  • Campo Bonito is located in Pinal County
• Copper Creek ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
  • Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
• Mount Lemmon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lemmon
  • Mount Lemmon is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Lemmon <4>
• Summerhaven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
  • Summerhaven is located in Pima County
• Catalina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina
  • Catalina is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catalina <4>
• Dudleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
  • Dudleyville is located in Pinal County
• Winkelman
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkelman
  • Winkelman is located in Gila County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winkelman <4>

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 Fordville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fordville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fordville ...

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

Adding Fordville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fordville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fordville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fordville post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fordville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/