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Welcome to Fernwood ...

Fernwood is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fernwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Fernwood is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fernwood: 601 & 769<3>

The ZIP code for Fernwood: 39635<4>

Communities Also Named Fernwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Fernwood - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Fernwood ...

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

  • McComb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kentwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tylertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Osyka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bacots
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
  • Chatawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Holmesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • McElveen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
  • Glading
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Glading is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fernwood ...

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

Adding Fernwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fernwood 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 Fernwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fernwood post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fernwood - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Fernwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Fernwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fernwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fernwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/