Welcome to Fertile ...

Fertile is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fertile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Fertile is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fertile lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Fertile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fertile - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Fertile ...

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

• Festus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• De Soto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Desloge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
• Flat River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
• Crystal City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Hillsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Potosi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
• Elvins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
• Leadwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <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 Fertile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fertile.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fertile ...

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

Adding Fertile to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fertile post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fertile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/