Welcome to Ferndale Woods ...

Ferndale Woods is located in Lake County<1>.

Ferndale Woods is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ferndale Woods lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ferndale Woods: 847 & 224<3>

Communities near Ferndale Woods ...

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

Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Kane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
Waukegan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waukegan is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <4>
Arlington Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <4>
Schaumburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schaumburg is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
Palatine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palatine is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <4>
Skokie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skokie is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
Des Plaines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Des Plaines is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
Mount Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <4>
Hoffman Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <4>
Glenview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenview is located in Cook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenview <4>

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ferndale Woods. 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 Ferndale Woods.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferndale Woods ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferndale Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Ferndale Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Ferndale Woods area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.