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Welcome to Hebron ...

Hebron is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Hebron is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hebron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Hebron is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hebron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hebron: 417

Communities Also Named Hebron ...

While we believe that this Hebron is located in Douglas County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Hebron. Those communities are located in the following counties: Livingston and Shelby County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 56 communities that are also named Hebron - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi (5), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hebron ...

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

  • West Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabool
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Richville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Richville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Siloam Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Dora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckhart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Trail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trail is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Drury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Burnham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnham is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hebron ...

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

Adding Hebron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hebron 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 Hebron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hebron post office opened in 1905. The Hebron post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hebron.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hebron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/