Welcome to Fordham ...

So far, we found very little information about Fordham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fordham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fordham, please Contact Us.

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Fordham would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fordham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fordham is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fordham was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Fordham was located: 608 & 353<4>

Communities Also Named Fordham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fordham - they are located in Illinois, Missouri, New York (2), Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fordham ...

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

• Adams
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
• Westfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westfield is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
• Necedah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Necedah is located in Juneau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Coloma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Coloma is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Hancock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
• Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
• Arkdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arkdale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
• Big Flats
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Big Flats is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats

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

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

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

Adding Fordham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fordham post office opened in 1860. The Fordham post office closed in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordham.