Ferrisburgh 05456

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Contents: About Ferrisburgh Activities Points of Interest Contact Info Churches, Ministries, Charitables Schools Neighboring Towns Map / Driving Directions Road Conditions Utilities Long Point Road, North Ferrisburgh (Photo by Ellen Volpe) If you have any comments about this page, please let us know. Residents: Participate in this page. Tell us about your town!
About Ferrisburgh, Vermont [Top] Addison County Chartered: June 24, 1762 (New Hampshire Grant) Area: 39,192 Acres = 61.24 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 8* ] Coordinates (Geographic Center): N 44° 12' W 73°15' Altitude: 218 feet ASL Population (US Census, 2000): 2,657 [ Population Rank: 66* ] Population Density (persons per square mile): 43.4 [ Density Rank: 99* ] Full Census Info: Town  County  State *Area, Population and Density rankings refer to Ferrisburgh's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here. Granted the same day as neighboring Charlotte and Monkton and nearby Hinesburg to many of the same people. There were far more Ferrisses listed in this grant, though, and Benjamin Ferriss called the first town meeting. Originally Ferrissburg or Ferrisbourg, the extra letters were soon dropped, just as most of the Ferriss family dropped the extra s. The main village of Ferrisburg got a post office called Ferrisburgh in 1850. In 1892, the h was dropped, as it was most everywhere in the US at the urging of the postal folk. Recent years have seen that spelling coming back into use for the entire town. Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History (Used with permission)
Activities & Points of Interest [Top] Goings-on in and near Ferrisburgh Calendar of Events provided by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing. Button Bay State Park Kingsland Bay State Park Rokeby Homestead Home of Rowland Robinson, father of early Vermont history. The 1784 property served as a stop for runaway slaves traveling the "Underground Railway" prior to the Civil War. The times required law enforcement officials to investigate reports of runaway slaves in the area, and that such "property" be returned to its owners. The sheriff was not a friend of slavery but was conscientious in his duty. On his way to look for runaways he would stop at a local pub for "a pint or two" and make sure his destination and purpose were known. Invariably, he would never find what he was "looking for" at Rokeby. Route 7, just north of Ferrisburgh village Covered Bridge (With Google Maps and satellite images): Spade Farm      Click Here for a map of all bridges in Addison County.
Contact Info [Top] Emergency Services (Statewide): 911 Hospital: Fletcher-Allen Health Care (Burlington) 802-847-0000 Town Clerk:  Chester Hawkins PO Box 6 Ferrisburgh, VT 05456  802-877-3429  Mon-Fri 8-4
Churches, Ministries, Charitables [Top] United Methodist : North Ferrisburg UMC (North Ferrisburgh) 802-425-2770
Schools [Top] Addison Northwest Supervisory Union 802-877-3332 Ferrisburgh Central School 802-877-3463
Neighboring Towns [Top]
This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
Charlotte Ferrisburgh Lake Champlain Monkton Panton Vergennes Waltham
Utilities [Top] Notes about utilities: One electric or phone company indicates that company serves the entire town. More than one of either indicates each serves different areas of town. A listed cable company MIGHT mean the entire town is covered, but not necessarily. More than one listed indicates each serves different areas of town. Unless your area is one served by Vermont's only gas utility, your only option is bottled gas (any dealer). Cable Comcast 800-266-2278 Electric Green Mountain Power 888-835-4672 Telephone Fairpoint 866-984-2001 Telephone Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom 802-496-3391 Do you have a question or comment about Ferrisburgh?   Web Virtual Vermont Recreation - Bridges - Lodging - Shopping - Dining Top Home Virtual Vermont Internet Services What can we do for you? ©1999-2009 June 29, 2009