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Welcome to Peters Ford ...

Peters Ford is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Peters Ford: Peters Frd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Peters Ford for more information about variations on the name of Peters Ford.

Peters Ford is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Peters Ford ...

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

  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
  • Sullivan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Owensville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bourbon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gerald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marthasville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Parkway is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 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 Peters Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peters Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peters Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peters Ford - 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.