Welcome to Fern ...
Fern is located in Grundy County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fern, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Fern is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fern lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Fern ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fern - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, 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.
- Cedar Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grundy Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
- Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <3>
- Eldora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <3>
- Reinbeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
- Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <3>
- Ackley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shell Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
- Shell Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <3>
- Dike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conrad
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Conrad is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <3>
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 1894.
We also found Fern on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fern.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Grundy, 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |