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Welcome to Ferrol ...

Ferrol is located in Augusta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferrol, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Ferrol is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ferrol: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Ferrol ...

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

  • Staunton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Craigsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Goshen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Middlebrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arbor Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
  • Marble Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
    • Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Augusta County
  • Deerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Augusta County
  • Churchville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferrol ...

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

Adding Ferrol to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ferrol post office opened in 1878.

We also found Ferrol in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferrol.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Augusta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferrol - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Ferrol area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Ferrol 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/