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Welcome to Widow Fools Ferry ...

Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Widow Fools Ferry (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Widow Fools Ferry: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Widow Fools Ferry ...

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

  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Cedartown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Adairsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockmart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Euharlee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Seney is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Summerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Aragon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Robealou Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 973 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 Widow Fools Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Widow Fools Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Widow Fools Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Widow Fools 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Widow Fools Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Widow Fools 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.