Welcome to Herbert ...
So far, we found very little information about Herbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Herbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Herbert, please Contact Us.
Herbert would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Herbert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Herbert is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Herbert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Herbert ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Herbert - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Herbert.
Communities near Herbert ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Herbert.
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
- Rio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Tucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Ocobla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Bogue Chitto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <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 Herbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herbert.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Herbert. 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 Herbert.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Herbert. See our Newspapers Page for Herbert.
Adding Herbert to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Herbert 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 Herbert was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Herbert in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Herbert.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Herbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Herbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |