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Welcome to Turkey Ford ...

Turkey Ford is located in Surry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Turkey Ford: Turkey Frd.

Turkey Ford is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Turkey Ford ...

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

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

Communities near Turkey Ford ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • King
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Elkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yadkinville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tobaccoville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dobson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pilot Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkey Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turkey 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 Turkey Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Turkey 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.