Welcome to Shoups Ford ...

Shoups Ford is located in Burke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoups Ford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Shoups Ford: Shoups Frd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Shoups Ford for more information about variations on the name of Shoups Ford.

Shoups Ford is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shoups Ford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shoups Ford: 828

Communities near Shoups Ford ...

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

• Hickory
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Hickory is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hickory
  • From Shoups Ford to Hickory
• Morganton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Morganton is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morganton
  • From Shoups Ford to Morganton
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newton
  • From Shoups Ford to Newton
• Lincolnton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincolnton
  • From Shoups Ford to Lincolnton
• Cherryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cherryville
  • From Shoups Ford to Cherryville
• Sawmills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Long View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Long View is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Granite Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Valdese
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
  • Valdese is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valdese
  • From Shoups Ford to Valdese
• Gamewell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gamewell
  • From Shoups Ford to Gamewell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoups Ford ...

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

Adding Shoups Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shoups Ford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shoups Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shoups Ford post office opened in 1876.

We also found Shoups Ford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoups Ford.