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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)
  • Merkel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Roscoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Trent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Avenger Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Nolan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Stith
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Stith is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
  • Sylvester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Capitola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola

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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nolan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Herndon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.