Welcome to Telford ...

Telford is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Telford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Telford is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Telford is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Telford: 509

Communities Also Named Telford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Telford - they are located in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Telford ...

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

• Davenport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <3>
• Wilbur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
  • Wilbur is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilbur <3>
• Harrington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <3>
• Creston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
• Rocklyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocklyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklyn
  • Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County
• Earl
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Earl is located in Lincoln County
• Seven Bays
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
  • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
• Deer Meadows
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
  • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
• Fort Spokane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
  • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
• Miles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Miles is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Telford ...

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

Adding Telford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Telford post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Telford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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