Ford City, Missouri
Ford City is an unincorporated community in Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
[edit]The community was named after Nicholas Ford, a U.S. Representative from Missouri.[2] Variant names included: Ford, Millen, and Yolo.[1][3] A post office called Ford was established in 1879; the name was changed to Ford City in 1893, and the post office closed in 1953.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ford City
- ↑ "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Cram, George Franklin. "New Rail Road & township map of Missouri and Kansas, 1869". David Rumsey Map Collection. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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