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Ferguson, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

36°05′08″N 81°22′06″W / 36.08556°N 81.36833°W / 36.08556; -81.36833CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty WilkesElevation

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

28624

Area code336GNIS feature ID1020232^[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

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

References

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