In a municipal election on June 19, 1915, resident Zena M. Dreier became the first woman to legally cast a ballot in the American South, five years before the 19th Amendment established women's suffrage nationally.

In 1915, Fellsmere became the first municipality in Florida[4] (or anywhere south of the Mason–Dixon line)[5] to grant women the right to vote.

[4] Women's suffrage was not granted nationally in the United States until five years later, in August 1920, with the passage of the 19th Amendment.

The exact coordinates for the City of Fellsmere is located in central Indian River county at 27°46′00″N 80°35′55″W / 27.766771°N 80.598642°W / 27.766771; -80.598642.

The large Hispanic population of Fellsmere owes to the surrounding agriculture industry, namely citrus groves and other crop types.

In the city, many locally owned niche businesses thrive, including restaurants, ethnic food, architectural salvage, gifts, guitar, and motorized vehicle repair establishments.

Fellsmere is served by the #10 bus route of GoLine, providing service to the North County Transit Hub.

The line was later extended west to the now-gone town of Broadmoor before being bought by the Trans-Florida Central Railroad in 1924.