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Welcome to Ford ...

Ford is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Ford is located in Deaf Smith County<1>.

Ford is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ford is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ford (for example, toward San Jon (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Ford: 806

Communities Also Named Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Ford - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ford.

Communities near Ford ...

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

  • Hereford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Vega
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Adrian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildorado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • La Plata ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • Dawn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Umbarger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Summerfield
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Soncy
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

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