Herring, Iowa

Herring is a ghost town in Sac County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Herring, Iowa
ghost town
Herring, Iowa is located in Iowa
Herring, Iowa
Herring, Iowa
Coordinates: 42.2319°N 95.1642°W / 42.2319; -95.1642
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountySac
Elevation
1,276 ft (389 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID1982893[1]

History

Herring was originally called Weed, and under the latter name was platted in 1899. The community was platted by the Western Town Lot Company.[2]

The community was renamed Herring in 1901, in honor of a local pioneer settler.[2] A post office was established at Herring in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951.[3][4]

Herring's population was 35 in 1940.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herring (historical)
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 83.
  3. "Sac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herring Post Office (historical)
  5. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 302.


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