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Ferry

Ghost town · Ferry County, Washington

Bodie Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Bodie Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ferry is a ghost town in Ferry County, Washington. It is one of 4 former communities in Ferry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ferry as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 48.9997° N, 118.7608° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,959 ft
Nearest living townCurlew, WA
Distance to it11 miles
Coordinates48.99972, -118.76083

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What's there now

Ferry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Curlew, WA (population 135), about 11 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,959 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ferry?

Ferry is in Ferry County, Washington, at 48.9997, -118.7608.

How many ghost towns are in Ferry County?

Ferry County, Washington has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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