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Although we found mention of Morgan Ford during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Morgan Ford was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Morgan Ford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morgan Ford, please Contact Us.


The location of Morgan Ford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Morgan Ford: Morgan Frd.

Morgan Ford is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Morgan Ford might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Morgan Ford would be found within the (704) and (980)<4> area codes.

Websites for Morgan Ford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Morgan Ford, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Morgan Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Morgan Ford - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Morgan Ford ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Albemarle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • China Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Spencer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Quarry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Badin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
    • Badin is located in Stanly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <5>
  • Denton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <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 Morgan Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgan Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgan Ford ...

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

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Morgan Ford and then turned east". While Morgan Ford could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Morgan Ford as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Morgan Ford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgan Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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