Welcome to Herndon ...

Herndon is located in Craighead County<1>.

The location of Herndon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herndon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Herndon is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Herndon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Herndon: (870)

Communities Also Named Herndon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Herndon: This one is located in Craighead County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 15 communities that are also named Herndon - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Herndon.

Communities near Herndon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Herndon.

• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Paragould
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
• Walnut Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <4>
• Brookland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <4>
• Lake City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Bono
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
• Hoxie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
• Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Bay is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
• Oak Grove Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
  • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
• College City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people

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 Herndon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herndon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Herndon. 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 Herndon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Herndon. See our Newspapers Page for Herndon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herndon ...

Looking for more information about Herndon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Herndon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Herndon.

Adding Herndon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herndon 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 Herndon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Herndon post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herndon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herndon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/