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Welcome to Ferguson ...Ferguson is located in Wayne 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 1884. Ferguson is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ferguson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Ferguson and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area codes for Ferguson: (304) and (681)<4> Communities Also Named Ferguson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Ferguson: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Kanawha County. Beyond West Virginia, 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 Texas. 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.
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 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 Ferguson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Ferguson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). 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 West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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