Welcome to Fern ...
So far, we found very little information about Fern. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fern to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fern, please Contact Us.
Fern would have been located within present day Florence County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Fern, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fern, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fern is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fern was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Fern, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Fern still existed, it would have been in the (715) & (534)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Fern ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fern - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fern.
Communities near Fern ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fern.
- Iron Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron Mountain <6>
- Kingsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <6>
- Niagara
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Crystal Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <6>
- Caspian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
- Caspian is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <6>
- Gaastra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
- Gaastra is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <6>
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <6>
- Commonwealth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Pentoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
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 Fern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fern.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Fern.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fern. See our Newspapers Page for Fern.
Adding Fern to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 for Fern was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Fern post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fern.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Florence County: www.florencewisconsin.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fern - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |