Welcome to Ferris ...

Ferris is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Ferris is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ferris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ferris - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan (2), Montana, Ontario, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ferris ...

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

• Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Butler
  • From Ferris to Butler
• Slippery Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Slippery Rock
  • From Ferris to Slippery Rock
• Prospect
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <3>
• Knox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knox
  • From Ferris to Knox
• Chicora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <3>
• East Brady
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <3>
• Rimersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
• Harrisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Harrisville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harrisville
  • From Ferris to Harrisville
• Parker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>
• Polk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Polk
  • From Ferris to Polk

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferris ...

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

Adding Ferris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferris 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 (so far) for Ferris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ferris post office opened in 1893. The Ferris post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferris.