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Welcome to Fern ...

Fern is located in Labette County<1>.

Fern is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fern: 620

Communities Also Named Fern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Fern: This one is located in Labette County and the other is located in Sherman County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 13 communities that are also named Fern - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, 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.

  • Parsons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Neodesha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cherryvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Altamont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Paul
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thayer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McCune
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Edna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Edna is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Labette, 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.