Welcome to Lower Ferry ...

So far, we found very little information about Lower Ferry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lower Ferry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lower Ferry, please Contact Us.

Lower Ferry would have been located within present day Brooke County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lower Ferry, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Ferry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Time Zone: The area where Lower Ferry was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Lower Ferry once stood is in the (304) and (681)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Lower Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lower Ferry - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Lower Ferry ...

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

• Wheeling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
• Weirton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• East Liverpool
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Martins Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <5>
• Toronto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• Wintersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
• Wellsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Wellsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• McDonald
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • McDonald is located in Washington County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <5>

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

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

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

Adding Lower Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Lower Ferry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lower Ferry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/