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Welcome to Wide Ford ...

Wide Ford is located in Madison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wide Ford: Wide Frd.

Wide Ford is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wide Ford: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Wide Ford ...

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

  • Fredericktown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ironton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pilot Knob
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcadia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Annapolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Junction City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Cobalt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobalt is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Marquand
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Marquand is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Des Arc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Des Arc is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 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 Wide Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wide Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wide Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wide Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Wide Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Wide Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.