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Welcome to Hibernia ...

Hibernia is located in Saluda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hibernia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Hibernia is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hibernia: 864 & 821<3>

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, New York, Nova Scotia and Ohio.

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.

  • Batesburg - Leesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
  • Saluda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Leesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia

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.<5>

From that list, the Hibernia post office opened in 1895. The Hibernia post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hibernia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Saluda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hibernia - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Hibernia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Hibernia 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/