Welcome to Sisters Ferry ...

Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County<1>.

The location of Sisters 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 Sisters 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 1823.

Sisters Ferry is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sisters Ferry: (912)

Communities Also Named Sisters Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sisters Ferry - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Sisters Ferry ...

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

• Rincon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
• Hardeeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
• Springfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Ridgeland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
• Exley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
  • Exley is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
• Guyton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
  • Guyton is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <4>
• Estill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <4>
• Haddonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
  • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
• Newington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
  • Newington is located in Screven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <4>
• Oliver
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Oliver is located in Screven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <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 Sisters Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sisters Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sisters Ferry ...

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

Adding Sisters Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sisters 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 Sisters Ferry was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1823.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Effingham County: www.effinghamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/