Welcome to Herndon ...The city of Herndon is located in Rawlins County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Herndon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. The origin (or the toponymy) of Herndon: Named for William Herndon (1818-1891), the law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Herndon has a population of 128 people<2> (see below for details). Herndon is 2,660 feet [811 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Herndon is ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Herndon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Herndon (for example, toward Benkelman (NE)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Area Code for Herndon: 785 The ZIP code for Herndon: 67739<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Herndon had an population of 128 people. This is a decrease of 0.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.09% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Herndon had a population of 129 people (which is 5.17% of the total population of Rawlins County). This makes Herndon the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 129 people, the population of Herndon decreased 13.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 149 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Herndon. 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), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Iowa, 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.
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. Our list includes 5 papers. 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 (so far) for Herndon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Herndon. Footnotes ...
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