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Welcome to Hibernia ...

Hibernia is located in Taylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hibernia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Hibernia is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Hibernia is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Hibernia: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Hibernia ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 12 communities that are also named Hibernia - they are located in California, Florida, Indiana (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.

  • Campbellsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hodgenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Loretto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Upton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sonora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bonnieville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Saint Mary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) 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 1886. The Hibernia post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hibernia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hibernia - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Hibernia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Hibernia 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/