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Nearest Communities to Ford,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ford, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ford:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ford.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Ford is located in Ford County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ford County: Clark, Edwards, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa & Meade.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 34 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ford. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Ford County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ford (which is Ford County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ford

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Ford County   (where Ford resides)
    • County Website:   www.fordcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Dodge City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ford.
      • Kingsdown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsdown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdown
        • Kingsdown is located in Ford County
      • Bucklin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
        • Bucklin is located in Ford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <4>
      • Wilroads
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
        • Wilroads is located in Ford County
      • Windhorst
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
        • Windhorst is located in Ford County
      • Fort Dodge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
        • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
      • Wilroads Gardens
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
        • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
      • Windthorst
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
        • Windthorst is located in Ford County
      • Wright
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
        • Wright is located in Ford County
      • Bloom
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
        • Bloom is located in Ford County
      • Spearville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
        • Spearville is located in Ford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
      • Dodge City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Dodge
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dodge
        • South Dodge is located in Ford County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Bellefont
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefont
          • Bellefont is located in Ford County
        • Sears
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
          • Sears is located in Ford County
        • Sayre
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
          • Sayre is located in Ford County
        • Howell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
          • Howell is located in Ford County
  • Clark County
    • County Seat for Clark:   Ashland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ford.
      • Minneola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lexington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
        • Lexington is located in Clark County
      • Ashland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Edwards County
    • County Seat for Edwards:   Kinsley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ford.
      • Offerle
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
        • Offerle is located in Edwards County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Ardell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
        • Ardell is located in Edwards County
      • Hodges
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
        • Hodges is located in Edwards County
      • Williams ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
        • Williams is located in Edwards County
      • Kinsley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
        • Centerview is located in Edwards County
  • Gray County
    • County Seat for Gray:   Cimarron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ford.
      • Ensign
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
        • Ensign is located in Gray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Wettick
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wettick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wettick
        • Wettick is located in Gray County
      • Haggard
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haggard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggard
        • Haggard is located in Gray County
  • Hodgeman County
  • Kiowa County
    • County Seat for Kiowa:   Greensburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ford.
      • Mullinville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
        • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <4>
      • Joy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
        • Joy is located in Kiowa County
      • Greensburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
        • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
      • Brenham ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
        • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
  • Meade County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6366, Longitude: -99.7538       In this case, the coordinates for Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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