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Communities Also Named Ferguson ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Ferguson.

Within British Columbia, the name Ferguson is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 30 communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Ferguson is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Ferguson.
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Ferguson is located in Phillips County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Ferguson.
    • Georgia
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ferguson [Lee County].
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Ferguson is located in Shoshone County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Ferguson.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ferguson [Allen County].
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • This Ferguson is located in Marshall County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Ferguson.
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ferguson [Harper County].
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Ferguson is located in Logan County and lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Ferguson.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Ferguson is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Ferguson.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Ferguson is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Ferguson.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Ferguson is located in Calvert County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Ferguson.
    • Michigan
      • Alger County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferguson [Alger County].
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferguson [Chippewa County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lawrence County
      • This Ferguson is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Ferguson.
      • Perry County
      • This Ferguson is located in Perry County and lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Ferguson.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Ferguson.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ferguson [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ferguson [Haywood County].
      • Wilkes County
      • This Ferguson is located in Wilkes County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Ferguson.
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Ferguson.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ferguson [Allegheny County].
      • Fayette County
      • This Ferguson is located in Fayette County and lies 1,955 miles [3,146.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ferguson.
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ferguson [Perry County].
    • Quebec
      • This Ferguson lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ferguson [Berkeley County].
      • Orangeburg County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ferguson [Orangeburg County].
    • Texas
      • Jasper County
      • This Ferguson is located in Jasper County and lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Ferguson.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ferguson [Kanawha County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Ferguson is located in Wayne County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ferguson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferguson ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Arrowhead ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Five Mile
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile
  • Galena Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Bay
  • Greenslide
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenslide came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenslide
  • Halcyon Hot Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyon Hot Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Hot Springs
  • Poplar Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Shelter Bay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
  • Trout Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake

How Far From Ferguson to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ferguson to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferguson and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ferguson to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ferguson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferguson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.6764, Longitude: -117.4769    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ferguson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ferguson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.00 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.151 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.249 degrees.




 

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