Welcome to Ferrel ...

Ferrel is located in Edgar County<1>.

The location of Ferrel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferrel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ferrel is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ferrel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Ferrel is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Ferrel: (217)

Communities Also Named Ferrel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ferrel - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ferrel.

Communities near Ferrel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ferrel.

• Terre Haute
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Marshall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Martinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Seelyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Kansas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Rosedale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ferrel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ferrel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ferrel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferrel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferrel. See our Newspapers Page for Ferrel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferrel ...

Looking for more information about Ferrel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ferrel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ferrel.

Adding Ferrel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferrel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ferrel was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferrel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ferrel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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