RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Missouri >> Dallas County >> Gaunt FordIndex...

Welcome to Gaunt Ford ...

So far, we found very little information about Gaunt Ford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gaunt Ford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gaunt Ford, please Contact Us.

Gaunt Ford was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Gaunt Ford would have been located within present day Dallas County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Gaunt Ford: Gaunt Frd.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gaunt Ford is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gaunt Ford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Gaunt Ford was located: 417

Communities near Gaunt Ford ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Marshfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Niangua
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Urbana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Phillipsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Halfway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 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 Gaunt Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaunt Ford.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gaunt Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gaunt Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.