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Welcome to Garvers Ferry ...Garvers Ferry is located in Westmoreland County<1>. The location of Garvers Ferry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Garvers Ferry, 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. A typical abbreviation for Garvers Ferry: Garvers Fry. (or less commonly used: Garvers Frry.) See our Genealogy Helper Page for Garvers Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Garvers Ferry. Garvers Ferry is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Garvers Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near Garvers Ferry ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garvers Ferry.
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 Garvers Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garvers Ferry. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garvers Ferry. 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 Garvers Ferry. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garvers Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Garvers Ferry. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garvers Ferry ...Looking for more information about Garvers Ferry? 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 Garvers Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garvers Ferry. Adding Garvers Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Garvers Ferry 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 Garvers Ferry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Garvers Ferry. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garvers Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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