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Welcome to Old Ferry ...

Old Ferry is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Ferry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Old Ferry is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Ferry: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Old Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Old Ferry - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Old Ferry ...

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

  • Marysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elizabethville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Duncannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Beavertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Liverpool
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McClure
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Ferry ...

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

Adding Old Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Ferry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Old Ferry was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Ferry - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Old Ferry 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.