Herring, Iowa

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Herring, Iowa
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Herring, Iowa
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Herring, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°13′55″N95°09′51″W / 42.2319°N 95.1642°W / 42.2319; -95.1642
Country United States
State Iowa
County Sac
Elevation
1,276 ft (389 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 712
GNIS feature ID1982893 [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herring (historical)
  2. 1 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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