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Welcome to Ferndale ...

Ferndale is located in Parke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferndale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Ferndale is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ferndale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ferndale (for example, toward Chrisman (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ferndale: 765

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, Hawaii, Illinois, 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.

  • Greencastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brazil
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Seelyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Montezuma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Roachdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Knightsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people

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.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferndale ...

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

Adding Ferndale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferndale 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 Ferndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ferndale post office opened in 1884. The Ferndale post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferndale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Parke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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/