While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferguson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Ferguson: Named after David Ferguson (1861-1903), an early settler in this area.
Ferguson is 3,210 feet [978 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Ferguson is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Ferguson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
Note: If you leave Ferguson and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Codes for Ferguson: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>
Communities Also Named Ferguson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Ferguson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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).
Comaplix ‑ Historic (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comaplix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Ferguson was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).
The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferguson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Ferguson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. 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).
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An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.