Welcome to Ferguson ...

Ferguson is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Ferguson is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferguson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Ferguson is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ferguson: (409)

Communities Also Named Ferguson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Ferguson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ferguson ...

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

• Jasper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Pineland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Pineland is located in Sabine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineland <4>
• Zavalla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zavalla
  • Zavalla is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zavalla <4>
• Colmesneil
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmesneil
  • Colmesneil is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colmesneil <4>
• Browndell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
  • Browndell is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Parker Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
• Powell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in San Augustine County
• Sam Rayburn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Rayburn
  • Sam Rayburn is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sam Rayburn <4>
• Brookeland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
  • Brookeland is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <4>
• Beech Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferguson ...

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

Adding Ferguson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferguson 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 for Ferguson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ferguson post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferguson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/