Welcome to Fordsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Fordsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fordsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fordsville, please Contact Us.
Fordsville would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fordsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fordsville is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fordsville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Fordsville was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Fordsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fordsville - they are located in Kentucky and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fordsville.
Communities near Fordsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fordsville.
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Lumberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
- Varnado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
- Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <5>
- Angie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
- Pinebur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Kokomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
- Wells Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Expose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Bogalusa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
- Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
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 Fordsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fordsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fordsville. 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 Fordsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fordsville. See our Newspapers Page for Fordsville.
Adding Fordsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fordsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fordsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Fordsville post office opened in 1828.
We also found Fordsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Fordsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fordsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Fordsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Fordsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |