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Welcome to Fernbridge ...

Fernbridge is located in Humboldt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fernbridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Fernbridge is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fernbridge: 707 & 369<3>

Communities near Fernbridge ...

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

  • Eureka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
  • Arcata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcata <4>
  • Rio Dell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hookton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hookton is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookton
  • Port Kenyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Port Kenyon is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Kenyon
  • Rohnerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Falk ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falk is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk
  • Fields Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Fernbridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fernbridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fernbridge ...

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

Adding Fernbridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fernbridge 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 (so far) for Fernbridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fernbridge post office opened in 1924. The Fernbridge post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernbridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fernbridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Fernbridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Fernbridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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