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Welcome to Trading Ford ...

Trading Ford is located in Davidson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Trading Ford: Trading Frd.

Trading Ford is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Trading Ford: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Trading Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Trading Ford: This one is located in Davidson County and the other is located in Rowan County.

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

Communities near Trading Ford ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mocksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • China Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Landis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Quarry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trading Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trading Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Trading Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Trading Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.