Abandoned Record
About Ford
Ford is an extinct town in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ford, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Ford is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Ford
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1890 Cartersville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1891 Cartersville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1896 Cartersville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1906 Stilesboro sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1908 Stilesboro sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Rome sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Rome sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Rome sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Rome sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Kingston sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Cartersville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Ford
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Georgia index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Ford, Georgia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q60766992.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).