Welcome to Fern ...
Fern is located in Shasta County<1>.
Fern was established in 1898.
Fern is 2,760 feet [841 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fern is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Fern lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fern: 530
Communities Also Named Fern ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fern - they are located in Arkansas, 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.
- Oak Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pawnee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Pawnee is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pawnee
- From Fern to Pawnee
- Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Furnaceville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Furnaceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Furnaceville
- From Fern to Furnaceville
- Ingot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Basin Hollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Hollow
- Basin Hollow is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Basin Hollow
- From Fern to Basin Hollow
- Montgomery Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fern.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |