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Welcome to Combs Ford ...

Combs Ford is located in Ohio County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Combs Ford: Combs Frd.

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

Combs Ford is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Combs Ford (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Combs Ford: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Combs Ford ...

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

  • Beaver Dam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hartford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Livermore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Whitesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fordsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Centertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Centertown is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • McHenry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • McHenry is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Rockport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • South Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Combs Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Combs 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Combs Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Combs 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.