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History · Ferndale

Ferndale’s post office opened in 1923

Most of Ferndale was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1962 on.

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How Ferndale began

When was Ferndale founded?

1923

The Ferndale post office opened in 1923, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 548103 years
Founding year: the first Ferndale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ferndale’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ferndale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ferndale’s history is told.

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The story so far

Ferndale, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ferndale yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ferndale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ferndale had a population of 548. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1923. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 472 to 548 (+16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Ferndale on the map, 1962 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ferndale. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ferndale on the 1962 USGS mapFerndale on the 1970 USGS map1962Clermont East sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ferndale.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ferndale

Nobody well known was born in Ferndale itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dee Strange-GordonAmerican baseball player · b. 1988
Jeff DempsAmerican football player and sprinter · b. 1990
Peter HootenAmerican actor and producer · b. 1950
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Kendrick PerryAmerican basketball player · b. 1992
Red RobbinsAmerican basketball player · b. 1944
Theo CrokerAmerican jazz musician · b. 1985
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Ferndale’s post office has been open since 1923.

Gone or out of use
Henderson Fieldairport

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Montverde1 historic placeC+MinneolaIts storyD

Questions about Ferndale’s history

What year was Ferndale founded?

The Ferndale post office opened in 1923, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.