Welcome to Fernvale ...

Fernvale is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fernvale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Fernvale is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fernvale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Fernvale: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Fernvale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fernvale - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Fernvale ...

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

• Myrtle Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Creek
  • Myrtle Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Creek <5>
• Canyonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyonville
  • Canyonville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyonville <5>
• Riddle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
  • Riddle is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Former names for Riddle:
  • Riddles
  • Riddlesburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <5>
• Glendale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Azalea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
  • Azalea is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azalea <5>
• Wolf Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Creek is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <5>
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Josephine County
• Greenback ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Greenback is located in Josephine County
• Sunny Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Valley
  • Sunny Valley is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Valley <5>
• Leland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Leland is located in Josephine County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fernvale ...

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

Adding Fernvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fernvale 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 Fernvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fernvale post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernvale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/