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Welcome to Ford ...

Ford is located in Winston County<1>.

Ford is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ford: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Ford: This one is located in Winston County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 26 communities that are also named Ford - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ford ...

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

  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ackerman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Noxapater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weir
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Ethel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Sturgis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • French Camp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • McCool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Hinze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Plattsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg

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 Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the 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.