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Ford

Ghost town · Warren County, Iowa

Milo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Milo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ford is a ghost town in Warren County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ford as a historical populated place on the Hartford topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.4850° N, 93.3885° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHartford
Elevation762 ft
Nearest living townHartford, IA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID464255
Coordinates41.48499, -93.38854

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What's there now

Ford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hartford, IA (population 814), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 762 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ford?

Ford is in Warren County, Iowa, at 41.4850, -93.3885.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Iowa has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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