Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ferguson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ferguson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ferguson is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Boyd (KY), Lawrence (KY), Martin (KY), Lawrence (OH), Cabell, Lincoln & Mingo.
Below are the counties that are near Ferguson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferguson:
- Wayne County (The home county of Ferguson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Dunlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Kiahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Doane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Armilda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- East Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cove Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nestlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Layville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Manila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Dodson Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Turtle Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Hodges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Sarah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Salt Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Reid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Pea Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fudges Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Wewanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Harts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Spears ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- West Hamlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Myra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hamlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sweetland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Yawkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Whirlwind
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Big Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Troy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Holden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Mitchell Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Thompson Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Greyeagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dingess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Chattaroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delbarton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Durbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Boltsfork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Mavity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Catlettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Princess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Jeriel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Denton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Willard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Mount Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Hitchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Beetle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beetle is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Floyd County (KY)
- Auxier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Johnson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Lowmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Williamsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Nippa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Tutor Key
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Wittensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Butcher Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Meally
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Sitka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Thelma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Flatgap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Paintsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Smoky Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Potters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Five Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Hode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Inez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beauty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Lovely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Debord
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- South Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Varney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Varney is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Chesapeake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sybene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Proctorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Athalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferguson, see our County-by-County Page for Ferguson.
Cemeteries Near Ferguson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferguson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ferguson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferguson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Damron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dan Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lycans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- John Napier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (924 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ferguson had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Dunlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Effie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Kiahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- East Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Cove Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Gilkerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferguson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferguson.
Newspapers Published in Ferguson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferguson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferguson, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferguson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ferguson:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ferguson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ferguson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |