Welcome to Seven Mile Ford ...

Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seven Mile Ford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for Seven Mile Ford: Seven Mile Frd.

Seven Mile Ford is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Seven Mile Ford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Seven Mile Ford: (276)

Communities near Seven Mile Ford ...

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

• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Saltville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <4>
• Chilhowie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
  • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <4>
• Glade Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
  • Glade Spring is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <4>
• Damascus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
• Trout Dale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
  • Trout Dale is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <4>
• Loves Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
  • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
• Fleet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
  • Fleet is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleet <4>
• Broadford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Broadford is located in Smyth County
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendship is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seven Mile Ford ...

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

Adding Seven Mile Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seven Mile Ford post office opened in 1823.

We also found Seven Mile Ford in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seven Mile Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/