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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lake Ford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lake Ford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lake Ford, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lake Ford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lake Ford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Lake Ford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Ford: Lk. Ford
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Ford.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Lake Ford is historic, it would have been located within present day Osage County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Osage County: Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Ford:
- Osage County (The home county of Lake Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Koenig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Linn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Loose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonnots Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Chamois
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Folk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Tebbetts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Mokane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Steedman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Hord ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Holts Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Cedar City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- New Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Osage City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Wardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Saint Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jefferson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <2>
- Teal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Argo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Cuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Beemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Gerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Strain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Kohl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Boone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Detmold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Champion City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Japan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Kiel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Dissen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Berger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaufort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Bland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Rosebud
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Morrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gasconade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Little Berger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Hermann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lanes Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vichy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Brinktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Miller County
- Saint Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Rhineland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- McKittrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Rosati
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Ford.
Cemeteries Near Lake Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Ford.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lake Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- College Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Solid Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cox - Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pointers Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Judge Branson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wash Branson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fuersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bueker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kidd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Mt. Aeriel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Koenig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Lake Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Ford, with the one closest to Lake Ford listed first.
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Linn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Cleavesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Luystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Aud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Owensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frankenstein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Ford.
Newspapers Published in Lake Ford ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Ford, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lake Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Montgomery County
- Phelps County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Lake Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |