Welcome to Hermon ...

Hermon is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hermon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hermon has a population of 6,033 people<3> (see below for details).

Hermon is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Hermon: (207)

Websites for Hermon ...

Official Website: www.hermon.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hermon had an population of 6,033 people. This is an increase of 11.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hermon had a population of 5,416 people. This makes Hermon the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Hermon represents 0.41% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,416 people, the population of Hermon increased 22.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,437 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hermon.

Communities Also Named Hermon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hermon - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Hermon ...

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

• Bangor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <5>
• Orono
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <5>
• Brewer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <5>
• Old Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <5>
• Bucksport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <5>
• Glenburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Winterport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
  • Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <5>
• Orrington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <5>
• Newport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Holden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <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 Hermon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hermon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hermon ...

Looking for more information about Hermon? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hermon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hermon.

Adding Hermon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hermon 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 Hermon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hermon post office opened in 1834.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hermon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hermon: www.hermon.net/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/