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Welcome to Fern ...

Fern is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

Fern is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fern: 479

Communities Also Named Fern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fern - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fern ...

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

  • Alma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
  • Ozark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Mulberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
  • Kibler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kibler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
    • Kibler is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Dyer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Dyer is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
  • Altus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Winslow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <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 Fern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fern.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fern ...

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

Adding Fern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fern.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fern - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/