Ford, Kentucky

Ford was founded by Henry Clay Long in 1883, and incorporated in 1888. In its early years, Ford was a thriving town with a number of mills for timber being floated down the Kentucky River. Its population may have rivaled that of Winchester, with an estimated 3,000 residents in the early twentieth century.^[2][3] The town saw a decline as forest fires saw a depletion of forest resources.^[2] This decline saw some reversal after a coal power plant was established in the town in 1954, but was discontinued and destroyed in 2016.^[2][3] Ford's post office was opened 1883, and was converted into a community post office in 1991. The community post office was closed in 2004.^[4]