Welcome to Ford ...
So far, we found very little information about Ford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ford, please Contact Us.
Ford would have been located within present day Bartow County<2>.
The location of Ford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ford is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ford was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ford (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Ford still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.
Websites for Ford ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.barrowchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ford, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Ford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Ford: This one is located in Bartow County and the other is located in Glynn County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 26 communities that are also named Ford - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ford.
Communities near Ford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ford.
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
- Acworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Acworth is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acworth <5>
- Cartersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <5>
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
- Logan Trace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Country Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Adairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairsville
- Adairsville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairsville <5>
- Rockmart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
- Rockmart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <5>
- Euharlee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euharlee
- Euharlee is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euharlee <5>
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 Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ford. 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 Ford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ford. See our Newspapers Page for Ford.
Adding Ford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ford post office opened in 1888.
We also found Ford on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bartow County: www.bartowga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bartow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |