Welcome to Herndon ...

Herndon is located in Fresno County<1>.

Herndon was established in 1872.

Herndon is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Herndon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Herndon lies within the (559) area code.

Communities Also Named Herndon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Herndon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), 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.

• Fresno
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Fresno is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <3>
• Clovis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <3>
• Madera
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera
  • Madera is located in Madera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madera <3>
• Kerman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerman
  • Kerman is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerman <3>
• Fowler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <3>
• Muscatel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
  • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
• Raco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
  • Raco is located in Fresno County
• Biola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biola
  • Biola is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biola <3>
• Pratton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton
  • Pratton is located in Fresno County
• Pinedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
  • Pinedale is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinedale <3>

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 1887.

We also found Herndon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/