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.
- Bogalusa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lumberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Varnado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Angie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
- Twin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Pinebur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Kokomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
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 (so far) for Fordsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fordsville post office opened in 1828. The Fordsville post office closed in 1867.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordsville.
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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |