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Welcome to Hero ...

Hero is located in Nassau County<1>.

Hero is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Hero lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hero: 904 & 324<3>

Communities Also Named Hero ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hero - they are located in Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hero ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Saint Marys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fernandina Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hilliard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Callahan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
  • Scotchville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
  • London Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
  • Evergreen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hero ...

Looking for more information about Hero? 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 Hero, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hero.

Adding Hero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hero 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 (so far) for Hero was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hero.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Hero area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Hero area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.