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Welcome to Ferguson ...

Ferguson is located in Phillips County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferguson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Ferguson is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ferguson: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Ferguson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Ferguson - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ferguson ...

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

  • Shelby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
  • Rosedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Elaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gunnison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Duncan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Saint Charles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alligator
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alligator is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Mellwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mellwood is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
  • Snow Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Snow Lake is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
  • Round Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferguson ...

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

Adding Ferguson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferguson 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 (so far) for Ferguson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ferguson post office opened in 1899. The Ferguson post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferguson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferguson - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Ferguson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Ferguson 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/