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Welcome to Ferncliff ...

Ferncliff is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferncliff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Ferncliff is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ferncliff: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Ferncliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Ferncliff - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Ferncliff ...

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

  • Louisa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mineral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tabscott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
  • Medlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
  • Caledonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Vigor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vigor is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
  • Trevilians
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
  • Hadensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferncliff ...

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

Adding Ferncliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferncliff 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 Ferncliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ferncliff post office opened in 1915. The Ferncliff post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferncliff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferncliff - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Ferncliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Ferncliff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/