Ferguson, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Ferguson, North Carolina

Unincorporated community

Ferguson, North Carolina

Show map of North Carolina

Ferguson, North Carolina

Show map of the United States

Coordinates: 36°05′08″N 81°22′06″W﻿ / ﻿36.08556°N 81.36833°W﻿ / 36.08556; -81.36833
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Wilkes
Elevation

| 1,086 ft (331 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

28624

Area code| 336
GNIS feature ID| 1020232[1]

Ferguson is an unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. Ferguson is located on North Carolina Highway 268, 12.3 miles (19.8 km) west-southwest of Wilkesboro. Ferguson has a post office with ZIP code 28624.[2][3]

## Attractions

[edit]

* Whippoorwill Academy and Village, which features a museum relating to Tom Dula and hosts Tom Dooley and Southern/Appalachian Culture Day, Daniel Boone Day, Veterans' Day, and Edith's Barn Music Festival.
* Graves for Tom Dula, Laura Foster, and Anne Melton—three persons involved in a famous murder incident and immortalized in song.

## Notable people

[edit]

* Thomas C. Dula, alleged killer who inspired the "Tom Dooley" folk song.
* Roger Hamby, NASCAR driver
* Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR driver

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Ferguson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Wilkesboro

Towns|

* Elkin‡
* North Wilkesboro
* Ronda
* Wilkesboro

Townships|

* Antioch
* Beaver Creek
* Boomer
* Brushy Mountain
* Edwards
* Elk
* Jobs Cabin
* Lewis Fork
* Lovelace
* Moravian Falls
* Mulberry
* New Castle
* North Wilkesboro
* Reddies River
* Rock Creek
* Somers
* Stanton
* Traphill
* Union
* Walnut Grove
* Wilkesboro

CDPs|

* Cricket
* Fairplains
* Hays
* Millers Creek
* Moravian Falls
* Mulberry
* Pleasant Hill

Unincorporated
communities|

* Call
* Clingman
* Darby
* Ferguson
* McGrady
* Parsonsville
* Purlear
* Radical
* Roaring River
* Thurmond

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* North Carolina portal
* United States portal

This article about a location in Wilkes County, North Carolina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template