Ferguson, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:	Ferguson, North Carolina
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	North Carolina#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Wilkes
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Ft:	1086
Coordinates:	36.0856°N -81.3683°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	28624
Area Code:	336
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1020232

Ferguson is an unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. Ferguson is located on North Carolina Highway 268, west-southwest of Wilkesboro. Ferguson has a post office with ZIP code 28624.^{[1] [2]}

Attractions

• 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. March 6, 2014. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.