Welcome to Hearns ...

So far, we found very little information about Hearns. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hearns to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hearns, please Contact Us.

Hearns would have been located within present day Wicomico County<2>.

The location of Hearns has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hearns, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hearns is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hearns was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hearns still existed, it would have been in the (410) area code.

Communities near Hearns ...

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

• Salisbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Seaford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <5>
• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Ocean City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <5>
• Fruitland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
• Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Millsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <5>
• Laurel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Delmar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Selbyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <5>

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

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

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

Adding Hearns to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hearns in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hearns was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hearns post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hearns.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wicomico County: www.wicomicocounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/