Welcome to Ferrum ...

Ferrum is located in Riverside County<1>.

Ferrum is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ferrum ...

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

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

Communities near Ferrum ...

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

• Bertram
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bertram is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
• North Shore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Shore is also located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
• Bombay Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
• Desert Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
• Pope ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope was located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Salton Sea Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salton Sea Beach is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salton Sea Beach
• Coolidge Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Coolidge Springs is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Springs
• Salton City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salton City is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salton City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salton City <3>
• Oasis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oasis is also located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Mecca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mecca is also located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecca <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ferrum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ferrum.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferrum ...

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

Adding Ferrum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferrum 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 Ferrum was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferrum.