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Welcome to Deep Ford ...

Deep Ford is located in Dent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deep Ford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Deep Ford: Deep Frd.

Deep Ford is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deep Ford: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Deep Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Deep Ford: This one is located in Dent County and the other is located in McDonald County.

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

Communities near Deep Ford ...

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

  • Rolla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolla is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Licking
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgar Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Howes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Lake Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
  • Jack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jack is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Lecoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lecoma is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Doss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deep Ford ...

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

Adding Deep Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deep Ford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Deep Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Deep Ford post office opened in 1867. The Deep Ford post office closed in 1870.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deep 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Deep Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Deep 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/