Welcome to Ledford ...

Ledford is located in Saline County<1>.

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

Ledford is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ledford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ledford: (618)

Communities Also Named Ledford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ledford - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Ledford ...

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

• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Harrisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
• Eldorado
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <3>
• Galatia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <3>
• Ridgway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
• Pittsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>
• Creal Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
  • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <3>
• Thompsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <3>
• Equality
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Equality is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <3>
• Raleigh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledford ...

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

Adding Ledford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ledford 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 Ledford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Ledford on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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