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Welcome to Phillips Ford ...

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

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

Phillips Ford would have been located within present day Hickory County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Phillips Ford: Phillips Frd.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Phillips Ford is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Phillips Ford was located: 417

Communities Also Named Phillips Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Phillips Ford - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Phillips Ford ...

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

  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Urbana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaubleau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Timbers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Climax Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Vista
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Gerster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 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 Phillips Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillips Ford.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillips Ford. See our Newspapers Page for Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Hickory, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phillips 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.