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History · Fernville

30% of Fernville’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on.

0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fernville’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 Fernville 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 Fernville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Fernville, in brief

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

Fernville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 481 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 556 to 481 (-13%).

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

By decade

Fernville, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Fishing Creek looking upstream at2015Fishing Creek looking upstream atFishing Creek looking downstream at2015Fishing Creek looking downstream atFernville, Pennsylvania as seen from Bloomsburg2015Fernville, Pennsylvania as seen from BloomsburgFernville Pennsylvania EnviroMapper picture2014Fernville Pennsylvania EnviroMapper picture
On the map

Fernville on the map, 1969 to 1975

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

Fernville on the 1969 USGS mapFernville on the 1975 USGS map1969Bloomsburg 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 Fernville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Fernville

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

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Haldan Keffer HartlineAmerican neuroscientist · b. 1903
Krysten RitterAmerican actress · b. 1981
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Amos Arthur HellerAmerican botanist · b. 1867
Peter MarkleFilm director, television director, screenwriter · b. 1952
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Emile SantiagoAmerican costume designer · b. 1899
Frank Eugene LutzAmerican entomologist · b. 1879
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hemlock TownshipIts storyB−Bloomsburg2 historic placesAMontour TownshipIts storyC+

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.