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Welcome to Fordney ...

Fordney is located in Saginaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fordney, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Fordney is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fordney: 989

Communities near Fordney ...

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

  • Alma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Saint Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ithaca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chesaning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ovid
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ovid is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <3>
  • Breckenridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elsie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Merrill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ashley
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Fordney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fordney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fordney ...

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

Adding Fordney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fordney 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 Fordney was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saginaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fordney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.