Welcome to Hepners ...

Hepners is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

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

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

Hepners is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hepners: (540)

Communities near Hepners ...

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

• Woodstock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Luray
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Broadway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Timberville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• New Market
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Mount Clifton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
  • Mount Clifton 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
• Jerome
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Shenandoah 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/