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Do you know of Ford ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ford. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ford.<1>

Our sources for Ford (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ford other than they indicate that Ford would be found somewhere in Geauga County, Ohio.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1851 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Ford ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Ford.

Within Ohio, the name Ford is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Ford [Logan County].
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ford [Bartow County].
      • Glynn County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ford [Glynn County].
    • Illinois
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Ford [Randolph County].
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ford [Posey County].
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ford [Warren County].
    • Kansas
      • Ford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ford [Ford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ford [Clark County].
    • Michigan
      • Oceana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ford [Oceana County].
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ford [Wayne County].
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Ford [Jackson County].
      • Winston County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Ford [Winston County].
    • Missouri
      • Gentry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ford [Gentry County].
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ford [Beaverhead County].
      • Flathead County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ford [Flathead County].
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Ford [Sussex County].
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Ford [Quay County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Ford.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ford [Stanly County].
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ford [Knox County].
      • Loudon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ford [Loudon County].
    • Texas
      • Deaf Smith County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ford [Deaf Smith County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Ford [Box Elder County].
    • Virginia
      • Dinwiddie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ford [Dinwiddie County].
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Ford [Stevens County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ford [Wood County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ford ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ford:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ford - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

More Orphans in  Geauga County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Geauga County.

AuburnLittle Punderson Lake
  
Bainbridge CenterMaterials Park
Bass LakeMulberry Corners
Bissell'sMunson
Bridge Creek 
 Newbury
GarloNorth Newbury
Grove 
 Oral
Hampden 
 Russell
Kiwanis Lake 
 Taylor
Lake Aquilla 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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