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Welcome to Fredrick Ferry ...

Fredrick Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.

Fredrick Ferry is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Fredrick Ferry (for example, toward Rockwell Estates (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Fredrick Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Fredrick Ferry ...

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

  • Alexander City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Roanoke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dadeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • LaFayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Site
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Wadley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Daviston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

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 Fredrick Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fredrick Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredrick Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fredrick Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Fredrick Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Fredrick Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.