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Welcome to Fern Creek ...

Fern Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fern Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Fern Creek: Fern Crk. (or less commonly used: Fern Ck. or Fern Cr.)

Fern Creek is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Fern Creek and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Fern Creek: 502

Communities Also Named Fern Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fern Creek - they are located in Alberta and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fern Creek.

Communities near Fern Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fern Creek.

  • Louisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Saint Matthews
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
    • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <3>
  • Shively
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <3>
  • Shepherdsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
    • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
  • Lyndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
  • Hillview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 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 Fern Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fern Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fern Creek ...

Looking for more information about Fern Creek? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fern Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fern Creek.

Adding Fern Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fern Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fern Creek post office opened in 1851.

We also found Fern Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fern Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fern Creek - 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/