Welcome to Fern ...

Fern is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Fern has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Fern is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fern lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Fern: (479)

Communities Also Named Fern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fern - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fern.

Communities near Fern ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fern.

• Alma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Ozark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Mulberry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Cedarville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Kibler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kibler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
  • Kibler is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
• Dyer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
• Altus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
  • Altus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <4>
• Mountainburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainburg
  • Mountainburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainburg <4>
• Winslow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fern.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fern. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fern.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fern. See our Newspapers Page for Fern.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fern ...

Looking for more information about Fern? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fern, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fern.

Adding Fern to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fern in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fern was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fern post office opened in 1888.

We also found Fern in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fern. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/