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Welcome to Fernville ...

Fernville is located in Addison County<1>.

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

Fernville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fernville: 802

Communities Also Named Fernville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fernville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fernville ...

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

  • Rutland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Middlebury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Middlebury is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Castleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Rutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
  • Brandon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Ticonderoga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pittsford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Fair Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • West Rutland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fernville ...

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

Adding Fernville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fernville post office opened in 1892. The Fernville post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fernville.

Footnotes ...

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