Welcome to Ferney ...

Ferney is located in Clinton County<1>.

The location of Ferney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferney, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ferney is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ferney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ferney is within the (570) area code.

Websites for Ferney ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ferney, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Ferney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ferney - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Ferney ...

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

• Lock Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Hughesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
• Mill Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Avis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
  • Avis is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <4>
• Flemington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
• Renovo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renovo
  • Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renovo <4>
• Howard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Beech Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <4>
• Loganton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
  • Loganton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <4>
• South Renovo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
  • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferney ...

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

Adding Ferney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ferney was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ferney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ferney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/