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Welcome to Hardy Ford ...

Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardy Ford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Hardy Ford: Hardy Frd.

Hardy Ford is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hardy Ford: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Hardy Ford ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Radford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Vinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Troutville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chamblissburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardy Ford ...

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

Adding Hardy Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hardy Ford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hardy Ford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardy 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hardy Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hardy 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.