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Herring

Ghost town · Sac County, Iowa

Boyer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Boyer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Herring is a ghost town in Sac County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Sac County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Herring as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.2319° N, 95.1642° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,257 ft
Nearest living townWall Lake, IA
Distance to it4.4 miles
Coordinates42.23190, -95.16420

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What's there now

Herring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wall Lake, IA (population 641), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,257 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Herring?

Herring is in Sac County, Iowa, at 42.2319, -95.1642.

How many ghost towns are in Sac County?

Sac County, Iowa has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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