Fords, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Fords
State:sa
Postcode:5373
Elevation:215
Gazetted:2000
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Dist1:9
Dir1:SW
Location1:Kapunda
Dist2:27
Dir2:N
Location2:Gawler
Lga:Light Regional Council
Stategov:Stuart
Fedgov:Barker
Near-N:Kapunda
Near-Ne:St Johns
Near-E:Moppa
Near-Se:Greenock
Near-S:Nain
Near-Sw:Freeling
Near-W:Linwood
Near-Nw:Bethel
Coordinates:-34.4°N 138.8°W

Fords is a locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, southwest of Kapunda, South Australia. It is crossed by the Thiele Highway. The northern boundary of Fords is the Light River. Fords is named after an early landowner, John Ford.[2] It was located on the Morgan railway line until it closed in the 1990s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Fords Railway Station . SA0024557 . 11 December 2006 . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 27 April 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Placename Details: Fords . SA0024553 . 11 December 2006 . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 27 April 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .