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Welcome to Phillips Ferry ...

Phillips Ferry is located in Scott County<1>.

Phillips Ferry is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Phillips Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Phillips Ferry: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Phillips Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Phillips Ferry - they are located in Alabama and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Phillips Ferry ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griggsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Meredosia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluffs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Versailles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arenzville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Nebo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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 Phillips Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillips Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillips Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phillips 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Phillips Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Phillips 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.