Welcome to Turkey Ford ...

Turkey Ford is primarily located in Delaware County<1>. A portion of Turkey Ford extends into Ottawa County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turkey Ford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Turkey Ford: Turkey Frd.

Turkey Ford is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Turkey Ford: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Turkey Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Turkey Ford - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Turkey Ford ...

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

• Miami
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
• Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <5>
• Jay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
• Seneca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Anderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <5>
• Noel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
  • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <5>
• Goodman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
• Fairland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <5>
• Afton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• South West City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West City
  • South West City is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South West City <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 Turkey Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turkey Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkey Ford ...

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

Adding Turkey Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turkey Ford 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 Turkey Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Turkey Ford post office opened in 1905.

We also found Turkey Ford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turkey Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/