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Welcome to Cobbs Ford ...

Cobbs Ford is located in Elmore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cobbs Ford: Cobbs Frd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cobbs Ford for more information about variations on the name of Cobbs Ford.

Cobbs Ford is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cobbs Ford: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Cobbs Ford ...

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

  • Montgomery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prattville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Millbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pike Road
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetumpka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coosada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Deatsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Autaugaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Lowndesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cobbs Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cobbs Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Cobbs Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Cobbs Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.