Welcome to Ford Cliff ...

Ford Cliff is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ford Cliff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ford Cliff has a population of 350 people<2> (see below for details).

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ford Cliff had an population of 350 people. This is a decrease of 5.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ford Cliff had a population of 371 people.

With a 2010 count of 371 people, the population of Ford Cliff decreased 9.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 412 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ford Cliff.

Communities near Ford Cliff ...

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

• New Kensington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <3>
• Lower Burrell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <3>
• Vandergrift
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <3>
• Arnold
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
• Tarentum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <3>
• Kittanning
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <3>
• Springdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <3>
• Brackenridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <3>
• Leechburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <3>
• Freeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ford Cliff ...

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

Adding Ford Cliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ford Cliff 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 Ford Cliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ford Cliff post office opened in 1912.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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