Welcome to Hermon ...

Hermon is located in Knox County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Hermon: HER-muhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hermon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Hermon is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Hermon: (309)

Communities Also Named Hermon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hermon - they are located in Kentucky, Maine, New York, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Hermon ...

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

• Galesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <5>
• Abingdon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <5>
• Bushnell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>
• Knoxville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
• Farmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Elmwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Elmwood is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <5>
• Cuba
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
• Roseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Wataga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wataga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
  • Wataga is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wataga <5>
• East Galesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
  • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 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 Hermon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hermon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hermon ...

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

Adding Hermon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hermon post office opened in 1852.

We also found Hermon on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hermon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov