Welcome to Hereford ...

Hereford is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hereford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Hereford is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hereford is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hereford lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Hereford: 520

The ZIP code for Hereford: 85615<3>

Communities Also Named Hereford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hereford - they are located in Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hereford ...

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

• Sierra Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Vista <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sierra Vista
  • From Hereford to Sierra Vista
• Bisbee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bisbee
  • From Hereford to Bisbee
• Huachuca City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca City
  • Huachuca City is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huachuca City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huachuca City
  • From Hereford to Huachuca City
• Miracle Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley
  • Miracle Valley is located in Cochise County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Miracle Valley
  • From Hereford to Miracle Valley
• Palominas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
  • Palominas is located in Cochise County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palominas
  • From Hereford to Palominas
• Coronado Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronado Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
• De Anza Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
  • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Cochise County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunnyside
  • From Hereford to Sunnyside
• Fort Huachuca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Huachuca
  • Fort Huachuca is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Huachuca <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Huachuca
  • From Hereford to Fort Huachuca
• Signal Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
  • Signal Village is located in Cochise County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hereford ...

Looking for more information about Hereford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hereford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hereford.

Adding Hereford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hereford 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 Hereford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hereford post office opened in 1904.

We also found Hereford mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hereford.