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Welcome to Port Herman ...

Port Herman is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Herman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Port Herman: Prt. Herman

Port Herman is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Port Herman: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Port Herman ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Port Herman, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Port Herman ...

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

  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Aberdeen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Elkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oxford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Perryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • North East
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <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 Port Herman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Herman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Herman ...

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

Adding Port Herman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Herman post office opened in 1852. The Port Herman post office closed in 1863.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Herman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Herman - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Port Herman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Port Herman 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/