Welcome to Herndon ...

Herndon is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Herndon is located in Nolan County<1>.

Herndon is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Herndon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Herndon: 325

Communities Also Named Herndon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Herndon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Herndon ...

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

• Sweetwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Merkel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
  • Merkel is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merkel <4>
• Roscoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Nolan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
• Trent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
  • Trent is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <4>
• Avenger Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
• Nolan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
  • Nolan is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolan <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
• Stith
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
  • Stith is located in Jones County
• Sylvester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Sylvester is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <4>
• Capitola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Fisher County

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 Herndon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herndon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herndon ...

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

Adding Herndon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herndon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Herndon was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herndon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/