Welcome to New Hebron ...
New Hebron is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hebron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
New Hebron is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Hebron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from New Hebron (for example, toward Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for New Hebron: 618 & 730<3>
Communities Also Named New Hebron ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named New Hebron - they are located in Mississippi and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Hebron.
Communities near New Hebron ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hebron.
- Robinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oblong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
- Oaktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
- Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <4>
- Hutsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 New Hebron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hebron.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Hebron. 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 New Hebron.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hebron. See our Newspapers Page for New Hebron.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hebron ...
Looking for more information about New Hebron? 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 New Hebron, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Hebron.
Adding New Hebron to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Hebron 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 New Hebron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Hebron post office opened in 1851.
We also found New Hebron in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hebron.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Hebron - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the New Hebron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the New Hebron 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |