The Hebron post office opened in 1804, the earliest record of the town by name. Five smaller post offices, West Hebron (1817), North Hebron (1833) and Belcher (1850), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 2,754 in 18202020 census: 1,786222 years
How historic is Hebron?
A−
More historic than 85% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Hebron post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Hebron’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hebron is more historic than 85% of U.S. towns. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hebron’s overall grade.
New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hebron’s 11.4 sits near the middle of its state (48% of New York towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.3 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Hebron’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Settled in the late 18th century, Hebron was first known as the District of Black Creek. The British Crown granted parcels of land in the area, called "patents," to soldiers who served in the French and Indian War (1754–1763) (the North American front of the Seven Years' War). Most of the grants were to members of the Highland Scottish 77th Regiment. Many of the parcels were transferred from officers and soldiers to speculators, who sold them to New England and Scotch-Irish settlers. Some of the patents that form the town are Lintot, Blundell and Sheriff. Originals of these patents are held by the National Archives.
The tract of country, now constituting the town of Hebron, was at first known as the district of Black Creek, and the records of annual meetings begin with the year 1784, although the town, as such, dates its existence from 1786. The name Hebron was given this town after Hebron, Connecticut, but this and other such names can be traced
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than three years. Upon leaving Severly he returned to Hebron and resumed farming. In 1855 he bought the large farm, which he still owns, on the Salem and Hebron turnpike, two miles south of Hebron.
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
Hebron, 1792 to 1924
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Hebron post office opened in 1804, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Hebron rank for history?
Hebron is more historic than 85% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Hebron?
Two places: the Hebron Valley Grange No. 1103 (listed 2006) and the Hebron District School No. 16 (2012).
How old are the homes in Hebron?
33% of Hebron’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.3 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1981.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
