1995 Map of Fernwood

About this map

Fernwood sits along the St Maries River at the northeastern edge of this mid-1990s survey, marking a pocket of settlement surrounded by the vast timberlands of the St Joe National Forest. The landscape is dominated by high peaks and ridges, including Green Mountain, Carpenter Mountain, and Hoodoo Mountain. Historically significant resource extraction is evident through several clusters of dredge tailings and mines located along Emerald Creek and its tributaries, while the Palouse St Maries Rd provides the primary passage through the high country. Water drainage patterns are clearly defined by numerous named gulches and creeks such as Garnet Gulch and Tyson Creek, which carve through the terrain between the Benewah and Latah County line.