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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ferrys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ferrys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ferrys, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ferrys (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ferrys. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ferrys is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Iron, Madison, Reynolds & Stoddard.
Below are the counties that are near Ferrys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferrys:
- Wayne County (The home county of Ferrys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Wappapello
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappapello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappapello
- Wappapello is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappapello <3>
- Shook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - McGee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lowndes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Hiram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Dees Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Clubb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Silva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Bounds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <3>
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Gipsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Sturdivant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturdivant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Greenbrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Zalma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Buchanan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Grassy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Glenallen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Leopold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Marble Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <3>
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Rombauer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Fisk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <3>
- Poplar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <3>
- Kelly Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Broseley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broseley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broseley
- Broseley is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broseley <3>
- Harviell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harviell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harviell
- Harviell is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harviell <3>
- Qulin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Oglesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Fagus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Neelyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
- Neelyville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <3>
- Cape Girardeau County
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Ellsinore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <3>
- Grandin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iron County
- Des Arc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Des Arc
- Madison County
- Saco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Saco
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Fairdealing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Gamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Naylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Puxico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <3>
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Leora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
- Brownwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <3>
- Tillman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Essex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Guam ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Bernie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie
- Bernie is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernie <3>
- Bell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferrys, see our County-by-County Page for Ferrys.
Cemeteries Near Ferrys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferrys.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferrys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chaonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilfong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilfong Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilfong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Helm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Podesva Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Podesva Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Podesva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stephenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Richman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Page Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Ferrys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferrys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferrys, with the one closest to Ferrys listed first.
- Wappapello
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappapello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappapello
- Wappapello is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappapello <3>
- Mingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Asherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Asherville is located in Stoddard County
- Puxico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <3>
- Taskee Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taskee Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskee Station
- Taskee Station is located in Wayne County
- Hendrickson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
- Hendrickson is located in Butler County
- Hilliard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Ash Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Idlewild
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Acorn Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acorn Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Ridge
- Acorn Ridge is located in Stoddard County
- Keeners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Poplar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <3>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Lowndes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
- Dudley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferrys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferrys.
Newspapers Published in Ferrys ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferrys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferrys, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferrys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ferrys:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ripley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stoddard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bollinger County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ferrys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ferrys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferrys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9389, Longitude: -90.2882 In this case, the coordinates for Ferrys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |