Welcome to Fords Crossing ...
Fords Crossing is located in Merrimack County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fords Crossing: Fords Xing.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fords Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Fords Crossing.
Fords Crossing is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fords Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fords Crossing: 603
Communities Also Named Fords Crossing ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fords Crossing - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fords Crossing.
Communities near Fords Crossing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fords Crossing.
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>
- Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Tilton is located in Belknap County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
- Sunapee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Fords Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fords Crossing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fords Crossing. 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 Fords Crossing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fords Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Fords Crossing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fords Crossing ...
Looking for more information about Fords Crossing? 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 Fords Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fords Crossing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fords Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |