Herndon is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in

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, United States. It is concentrated around the intersection of

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and Kentucky Route 117, southwest of

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. It has a post office with zip code 42236.

History

Herndon had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. The community has the name of Capt. Tom Herndon, a local merchant. A post office has been in operation at Herndon since 1886.

References

Unincorporated communities in Christian County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{ChristianCountyKY-geo-stub