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Do you know of Ferguson ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ferguson. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ferguson.

We found mention of Ferguson as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Allen County, Indiana.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Ferguson ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Ferguson.

Within Indiana, the name Ferguson is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 27 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ferguson [Cherokee County].
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ferguson [Phillips County].
    • British Columbia
      • Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Ferguson.
    • Georgia
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ferguson [Lee County].
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Ferguson [Shoshone County].
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ferguson [Marshall County].
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ferguson [Harper County].
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ferguson [Logan County].
      • Pulaski County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ferguson [Pulaski County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ferguson [Bossier Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Ferguson [Calvert County].
    • Michigan
      • Alger County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferguson [Alger County].
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferguson [Chippewa County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Ferguson [Lawrence County].
      • Perry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Ferguson [Perry County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ferguson [Saint Louis County].
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ferguson [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ferguson [Haywood County].
      • Wilkes County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ferguson [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ferguson [Lorain County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Ferguson.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ferguson [Allegheny County].
      • Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ferguson [Fayette County].
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ferguson [Perry County].
    • Quebec
      • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Ferguson.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ferguson [Berkeley County].
      • Orangeburg County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ferguson [Orangeburg County].
    • Texas
      • Jasper County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ferguson [Jasper County].
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ferguson [Kanawha County].
      • Wayne County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ferguson [Wayne County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ferguson ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ferguson:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ferguson - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Ferguson.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 18/23026   (Place Name: Ferguson)

County: Allen     (FIPS State/County: 18/003)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Ferguson) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Allen County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allen County.

AdamsMuncie Junction
Arlington ParkMyhart
  
Baer FieldNails
BaldwinNew Haven Heights
Blackhawk ForestNine Mile Place
BlackhawkNorthwood
  
Carroll's CrossingParkerdale
CeliaPerry
ChamberlainPheasant Run
CollingwoodPine Valley
Crown ColonyPotters
 Poughkeepsie
DawkinsPrairie Switch
Diplomat PlazaPresidential Village
  
East YardRandall
Eel RiverRecruit
 Ridgeview Heights
FairfieldRidgeway
FanslerRiverhaven
 Riviera Plaza
Gar CreekRoot
Glenwood Park 
GloydSaint Joseph
GoegleinSaint Vincent
GreenviewSand Point
 Sheldon
HadleyShirley City
HazelwoodSoest
Heller's CornersSouthwick Village
HugoStoner's
Huntertown StationSummit Ridge
HurshtownSunnymede
  
Imperial GardensTaw Taw
 Trier Ridge Park
Junction 
 Wabash Junction
KirkwoodWalden
 Walnut Hill
Lake EverettWaterswolde
LeesburgWest Fort Wayne
Little RiverWhite Swan
  

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ferguson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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