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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)
  • Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • De Kalb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • House is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Tucker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Ocobla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
  • Bogue Chitto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
  • Collinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Herbert was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herbert.

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.