Welcome to Old Ferry ...

Old Ferry is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Old 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 Old Ferry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Old Ferry is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Old Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Old Ferry is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Old Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Old Ferry - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Old Ferry ...

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

• Marysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Millersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Newport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Elizabethville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
  • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <4>
• Duncannon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
  • Duncannon is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <4>
• Middleburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Bloomfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• Beavertown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <4>
• Liverpool
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
• McClure
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <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 Old Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old 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 Old Ferry.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Old 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 Old Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Ferry.

Adding Old Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Ferry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Old Ferry was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Ferry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/