Welcome to Herbert ...

Herbert is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Herbert is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Herbert is within the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Herbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Herbert - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Herbert ...

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

• Newberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Whitmire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire
  • Whitmire is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <4>
• Lockhart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <4>
• Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Pomaria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <4>
• Peak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
• Jenkinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <4>
• Blair
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <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 Herbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herbert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herbert ...

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

Adding Herbert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Herbert post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/