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Welcome to West Ford City ...

West Ford City is located in Armstrong County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Ford City: W. Ford City

West Ford City is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Ford City ...

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

  • Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Kensington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Burrell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Arnold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittanning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Springdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Brackenridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leechburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Ford City ...

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

Adding West Ford City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Ford City 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 (so far) for West Ford City was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Ford City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Ford City - 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.