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Welcome to Ford City ...

Ford City is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ford City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Ford City is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ford City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ford City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ford City - they are located in Alabama, Missouri, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ford City ...

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

  • Maricopa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
    • Valley Acres is located in Kern County
  • Dustin Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
    • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
  • Fellows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • San Emidio ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Emidio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
    • San Emidio is located in Kern County
  • Derby Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Acres
    • Derby Acres is located in Kern County
  • Tupman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McKittrick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buttonwillow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cuyama
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyama
    • Cuyama is located in Santa Barbara County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ford City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ford City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ford City ...

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

Adding Ford City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ford City 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 Ford City was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ford City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.