Welcome to Fernwood ...

Fernwood is located in Oswego County<1>.

The location of Fernwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fernwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Fernwood is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Fernwood: (315)

Communities Also Named Fernwood ...

While we believe that this Fernwood is located in Oswego County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Fernwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Saratoga and Sullivan County.

Beyond New York, 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, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 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.

• Oswego
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Phoenix
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Pulaski
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Central Square
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
  • Central Square is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <4>
• Lacona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
• Parish
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Parish is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <4>
• Altmar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
  • Altmar is located in Oswego County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <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 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 for Fernwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fernwood post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fernwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/