Welcome to Hibernia ...

Hibernia is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hibernia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Hibernia is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hibernia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hibernia - they are located in California, Florida, Indiana (2), Kentucky (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Hibernia ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poughkeepsie
  • From Hibernia to Poughkeepsie
• New Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Kingston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kingston
  • From Hibernia to Kingston
• New Paltz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <3>
• Wappingers Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <3>
• Kent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
• Sharon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Rhinebeck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rhinebeck
  • From Hibernia to Rhinebeck
• Pawling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pawling is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pawling
  • From Hibernia to Pawling
• Red Hook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Hook
  • From Hibernia to Red Hook

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hibernia ...

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

Adding Hibernia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hibernia post office opened in 1850. The Hibernia post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hibernia.