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Welcome to Ferndale Gardens ...

Ferndale Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ferndale Gardens: Ferndale Gdns. (or less commonly used: Ferndale Gardns., Ferndale Grdens. or Ferndale Grdns.)

Ferndale Gardens is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ferndale Gardens: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Ferndale Gardens ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sutherland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Derby ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Screamersville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
  • Centralia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferndale Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferndale Gardens - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Ferndale Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Ferndale Gardens 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.