Herring, Iowa
Appearance
Herring, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°13′55″N 95°09′51″W / 42.2319°N 95.1642°W | |
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 ID | 1982893[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]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herring (historical)
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Sac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herring Post Office (historical)
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 302.