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

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