Welcome to Hibernia ...

Hibernia is located in Dutchess County<1>.

The location of Hibernia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• New Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Kingston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Wappingers Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
• Kent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
• Sharon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Rhinebeck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Pawling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
  • Pawling is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <4>
• Red Hook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <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 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 for Hibernia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Hibernia in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hibernia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hibernia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/