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Welcome to Ferguson ...

Ferguson is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Ferguson is located in Shoshone County<1>.

Ferguson is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<2> 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

Note: If you travel east from Ferguson (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Ferguson: 208 & 986<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, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, 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.

  • Kellogg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Osburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mullan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Frisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Silverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Ferguson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. 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.