Welcome to Trading Ford ...

Trading Ford is located in Rowan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trading Ford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Trading Ford: Trading Frd.

Trading Ford is 730 feet [223 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: (704) and (980)<3>

Websites for Trading Ford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

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

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 Rowan County and the other is located in Davidson 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Lexington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Mocksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <4>
• China Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <4>
• Spencer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Landis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <4>
• Granite Quarry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <4>
• Rockwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <4>
• Denton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• East Spencer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
  • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people

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.

Adding Trading Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trading 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 Trading Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trading Ford post office opened in 1890.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trading Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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