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Welcome to Ferguson Spring ...

Ferguson Spring is located in Trigg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ferguson Spring: Ferguson Spg. (or less commonly used: Ferguson Spng. or Ferguson Sprng.)

Ferguson Spring is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ferguson Spring: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Ferguson Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ferguson Spring.

  • Princeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cadiz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Eddyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Kuttawa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hardin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Rivers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Trigg Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
  • Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferguson Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Trigg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferguson Spring - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Ferguson Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Ferguson Spring 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.