Welcome to West Hebron ...
West Hebron is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hebron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.
A typical abbreviation for West Hebron: W. Hebron
West Hebron is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Hebron lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Hebron: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near West Hebron ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Hebron.
- Glens Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
- South Glens Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- Shaftsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Fort Edward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Dorset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 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 West Hebron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hebron.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Hebron. 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 West Hebron.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Hebron. See our Newspapers Page for West Hebron.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hebron ...
Looking for more information about West Hebron? 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 West Hebron, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Hebron.
Adding West Hebron to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Hebron 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 West Hebron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Hebron post office opened in 1817. The West Hebron post office closed in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hebron.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Hebron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the West Hebron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Hebron area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |