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Welcome to Fernridge ...

Fernridge is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fernridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Fernridge is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Fernridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fernridge - they are located in Alabama and Missouri.

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

Communities near Fernridge ...

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

  • Palmerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Freeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Nesquehoning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pocono
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Dupont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Weatherly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fernridge ...

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

Adding Fernridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fernridge 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 Fernridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fernridge post office opened in 1903. The Fernridge post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernridge.

Footnotes ...

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