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Welcome to Fourbit Ford ...

Fourbit Ford is located in Jackson County<1>.

Fourbit Ford is 3,180 feet [969 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fourbit Ford is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fourbit Ford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fourbit Ford: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Fourbit Ford ...

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

  • Butte Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brownsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Prospect
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Shale City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Shale City is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
  • Eagle Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Shady Cove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Trail
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Fort Klamath
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Klamath Agency
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Klamath Agency is located in Klamath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Agency

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fourbit Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fourbit 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Fourbit Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Fourbit 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.