Welcome to Fernald ...

Fernald is located in Story County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fernald, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Fernald is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Fernald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fernald - they are located in Michigan, New Hampshire and Ohio.

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

Communities near Fernald ...

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

• Ames
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
• Nevada
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <3>
• Huxley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>
• Story City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
  • Story City is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <3>
• Slater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <3>
• State Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
  • State Center is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <3>
• Roland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Gilbert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
• Maxwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <3>
• Colo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
  • Colo is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colo <3>

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 Fernald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fernald.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fernald ...

Looking for more information about Fernald? 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 Fernald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fernald.

Adding Fernald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fernald 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 Fernald was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/