Welcome to Ferris ...
So far, we found very little information about Ferris. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ferris to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ferris, please Contact Us.
Ferris would have been located within present day Carbon County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Ferris, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ferris is 6,950 feet [2,118 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Ferris is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ferris was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Ferris would have been located in the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Ferris ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ferris - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan (2), Montana, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ferris.
Communities near Ferris ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Ferris.
- Bairoil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairoil
- Bairoil is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bairoil <5>
- Rawlins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Rawlins is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlins <5>
- Sinclair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Sinclair is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ferris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ferris.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ferris. 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 Ferris.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferris. See our Newspapers Page for Ferris.
Adding Ferris to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ferris 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 Ferris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ferris post office opened in 1875.
We also found Ferris in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferris.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ferris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |