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Welcome to Fernwood ...

Fernwood is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fernwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Fernwood is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Fernwood ...

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

  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hankins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pea Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
  • Chiloway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
  • Cooks Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
  • North Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Butternut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
  • Callicoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<4>

From that list, the Fernwood post office opened in 1892. The Fernwood post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Sullivan, 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>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/