Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ferndale came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ferndale in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ferndale. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ferndale data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ferndale:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Ferndale is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Ferndale in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ferndale for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ferndale. See our Misc Page for Ferndale for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ferndale: www.ci.ferndale.ca.us/

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/