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Located 3.83 km E of Cails Mills and 2.25 km NE of Emerson: Weldford Parish, Kent County: named for John Prall-Ford who erected a mill here in 1825: first called Coal Branch: PO Coal Branch 1868-1883: in 1871 Coal Branch had a population of 200: renamed Fords Mill in 1883: PO Ford's Mill 1883-1966: in 1904 Fords Mill was a lumbering settlement with 2 stores, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill and a population of 150.

Latitude : 46° 29'

Longitude : 65° 6'

County : Kent

Parish : Weldford

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Emerson 2.25 215° SW
Girvan Settlement 3.83 90° E
Pine Ridge 3.83 90° E
Cails Mills 3.83 270° W
Beersville 3.92 161° SSE
Browns Yard 4.5 35° NE
Upper Main River 4.5 35° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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