Welcome to Ferndale ...

Ferndale is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferndale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Ferndale is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ferndale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ferndale lies within the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Ferndale: 34729<3>

Communities Also Named Ferndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Ferndale - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ferndale ...

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

• Apopka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apopka
  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <4>
• Ocoee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
  • Ocoee is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <4>
• Winter Garden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden
  • Winter Garden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Garden <4>
• Clermont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <4>
• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Eustis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <4>
• Groveland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Groveland is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <4>
• Tavares
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <4>
• Mount Dora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Minneola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <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 Ferndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ferndale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ferndale. 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 Ferndale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferndale ...

Looking for more information about Ferndale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ferndale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ferndale.

Adding Ferndale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferndale 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 Ferndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ferndale post office opened in 1923.

We also found Ferndale on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferndale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/