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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <3>
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <3>
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <3>
• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fern. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/