Welcome to Hibernia ...

Hibernia is located in Clark County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hibernia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Hibernia is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hibernia is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Hibernia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Hibernia: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 12 communities that are also named Hibernia - they are located in California, Florida, Kentucky (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Hibernia ...

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

• Jeffersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Clarksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Lyndon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• La Grange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Sellersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Scottsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hibernia ...

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

Adding Hibernia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hibernia 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 Hibernia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hibernia post office opened in 1835.

We also found Hibernia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hibernia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov