Welcome to Fernbank ...

Fernbank is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

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

Fernbank is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fernbank: (513)

Communities Also Named Fernbank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fernbank - they are located in Alabama and Ontario (2).

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

Communities near Fernbank ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Florence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Norwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Erlanger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Forest Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <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 Fernbank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fernbank.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fernbank ...

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

Adding Fernbank to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernbank.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/