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Welcome to Ferndale ...

So far, we found very little information about Ferndale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ferndale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ferndale, please Contact Us.


While the community is gone, the present day location for Ferndale is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Ferndale was located is in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ferndale was located: 808

Communities Also Named Ferndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Ferndale - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ferndale ...

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

  • Fern Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Keaau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchidlands Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ainaloa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainaloa
  • Eden Roc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Roc
  • Fern Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawaiian Paradise Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hawaiian Beaches
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pahoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Ferndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ferndale.

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

Adding Ferndale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferndale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ferndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> The Ferndale post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferndale.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ferndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferndale - 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>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/