Welcome to Fergestown ...
Fergestown is located in Williamson County<1>.
Fergestown is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fergestown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fergestown: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Fergestown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fergestown.
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christopher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carrier Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <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 Fergestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fergestown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fergestown. 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 Fergestown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fergestown. See our Newspapers Page for Fergestown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fergestown ...
Looking for more information about Fergestown? 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 Fergestown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fergestown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fergestown - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Fergestown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Fergestown 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. |