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Welcome to Fordland ...

The city of Fordland is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Fordland is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fordland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fordland has a population of 848 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Fordland is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Fordland: 417

The ZIP code for Fordland: 65652<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fordland had an population of 848 people. This is an increase of 6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fordland had a population of 800 people. This makes Fordland the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Fordland represents 0.01% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 383rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 800 people, the population of Fordland increased 16.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 684 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fordland.

Communities near Fordland ...

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

  • Springfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ozark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
  • Marshfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Strafford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
  • Seymour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fair Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Niangua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fordland ...

Looking for more information about Fordland? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fordland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fordland.

Adding Fordland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fordland post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fordland.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fordland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Fordland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fordland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/