Welcome to Ford ...

Ford is located in Beaverhead County<1>.

Ford is 5,220 feet [1,591 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ford is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ford: 406

Communities Also Named Ford ...

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

Beyond Montana, there are 26 communities that are also named Ford - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, 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.

• Dillon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <3>
• Dalys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dalys is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalys
• Grayling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grayling is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
• Argenta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
• Bannack ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bannack is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannack
• Armstead ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstead is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstead
• Red Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Red Rock is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Glen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Glen is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen <3>
• Polaris
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Polaris is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polaris <3>
• Elkhorn ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn

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.