Welcome to Gordon Ford ...

Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordon Ford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1946.

A typical abbreviation for Gordon Ford: Gordon Frd.

Gordon Ford is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gordon Ford: 606

Communities near Gordon Ford ...

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

• Salyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <3>
• Sandy Hook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
• Campton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <3>
• Cisco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
• Grassy Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
• Cannel City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
• Dingus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dingus is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
• Edna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edna is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Logville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Logville is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
• Mize
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mize is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gordon Ford ...

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

Adding Gordon Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gordon Ford 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 (so far) for Gordon Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gordon Ford post office opened in 1946. The Gordon Ford post office closed in 1957.

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