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Welcome to Staples Ford ...

Staples Ford is located in Jennings County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Staples Ford: Staples Frd.

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

Staples Ford is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Staples Ford: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Staples Ford ...

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

  • Seymour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • North Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Austin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brownstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Crothersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabethtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Dupont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Staples Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jennings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Staples 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Staples Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Staples 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.