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Welcome to White Fern ...

White Fern is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Fern, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

White Fern is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from White Fern, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for White Fern: 731

Communities near White Fern ...

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

  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lavinia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
  • Parkburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Deanburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Medina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Fern ...

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

Adding White Fern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White Fern post office opened in 1885. The White Fern post office closed in 1906.

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

Footnotes ...

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