Welcome to Deford ...

Deford is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Deford is located in Tuscola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Deford is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Deford: 989

The ZIP code for Deford: 48729<3>

Communities near Deford ...

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

• Caro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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  • Caro is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Caro
  • From Deford to Caro
• Sandusky
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Former name for Sandusky:
  • Sanilac Centre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sandusky
  • From Deford to Sandusky
• Cass City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
  • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <4>
• Marlette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marlette
  • From Deford to Marlette
• Sebewaing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Sebewaing is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebewaing <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sebewaing
  • From Deford to Sebewaing
• North Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • North Branch is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Branch
  • From Deford to North Branch
• Mayville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Mayville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mayville
  • From Deford to Mayville
• Ubly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Ubly is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ubly <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ubly
  • From Deford to Ubly
• Fairgrove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <4>
• Unionville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Unionville
  • From Deford to Unionville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deford ...

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

Adding Deford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deford 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 for Deford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Deford post office opened in 1884.

We also found Deford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/