Welcome to Hepburn ...

Hepburn is located in Hardin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hepburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Hepburn is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Hepburn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hardinohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hepburn, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hepburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hepburn - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Hepburn ...

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

• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Kenton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Upper Sandusky
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
  • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
• Richwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
• Prospect
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
• Dunkirk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Belle Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
  • Belle Center is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
• La Rue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
  • La Rue is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
• West Mansfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
  • West Mansfield is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 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 Hepburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hepburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hepburn ...

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

Adding Hepburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hepburn 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 Hepburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hepburn post office opened in 1884.

We also found Hepburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hepburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/