Fordsville is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 524 at the 2010 census. Settled c. 1830, …Fordsville is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 524 at the 2010 census. Settled c. 1830, the town is named for early merchant and probable founder Elisha Ford. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1886.