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Welcome to Fritser Ford ...

Fritser Ford is located in Valley County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fritser Ford: Fritser Frd.

Fritser Ford is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fritser Ford is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fritser Ford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Fritser Ford, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Fritser Ford: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Fritser Ford ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Fritser Ford.

  • Abstein Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Abstein Place is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abstein Place
  • Yellow Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Edwardsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Edwardsburg is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
  • Burgdorf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lardo ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lardo is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
  • McCall
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Fork
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warm Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Warm Lake is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fritser Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fritser 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Fritser Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Fritser 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.