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Welcome to Hepners ...

Hepners is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hepners, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hepners is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hepners: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Hepners ...

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

  • Woodstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Luray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Broadway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Timberville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Market
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
  • Edinburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Clifton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
    • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
  • Rinkerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
    • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
  • Fulks Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
    • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham 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 Hepners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hepners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hepners ...

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

Adding Hepners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hepners 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 Hepners was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hepners on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hepners.

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

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hepners - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hepners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hepners 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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