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Welcome to Hexlena ...

Hexlena is located in Bertie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hexlena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Hexlena is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hexlena: 252

Communities near Hexlena ...

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

  • Ahoskie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Murfreesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rich Square
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Aulander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aulander is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Winton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Hamilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cofield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hexlena ...

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

Adding Hexlena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hexlena post office opened in 1885. The Hexlena post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hexlena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Bertie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hexlena - 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/