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Welcome to Smith Ford ...

Smith Ford is located in Caldwell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Smith Ford: Smith Frd.

Smith Ford is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Smith Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Smith Ford - they are located in Missouri (2) and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Ford.

Communities near Smith Ford ...

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

  • Madisonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Dawson Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sturgis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clay is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • Dixon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Fredonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

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