Fords Branch, Kentucky

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Fords Branch
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Fords Branch post office
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Fords Branch
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Fords Branch
Fords Branch (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°25′59″N82°30′40″W / 37.43306°N 82.51111°W / 37.43306; -82.51111
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Pike
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41526
GNIS feature ID492313 [1]
Websitewww.fordsbranch.com

Fords Branch is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It was settled by Joseph Ford and his family just following the American Revolutionary War. Ford was a lieutenant in the North Carolina militia; his descendants still live there. Captain William Ford served during the Civil War and named Fords Branch for his wife, Malinda McGee Ford. The original name of Malinda Ford's Branch was shortened when the US Post Office was established in January 1903.

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