Welcome to Herman ...

Herman is located in Bonneville County<1>.

The location of Herman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Herman is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Herman is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Herman lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Herman: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Herman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Herman - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Herman.

Communities near Herman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Herman.

• Irwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <5>
• Keenan City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
  • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
• Caribou City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
  • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
• Wayan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayan
  • Wayan is located in Caribou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayan <5>
• Palisades
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
  • Palisades is located in Bonneville County
• Alpine Northwest
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northwest
  • Alpine Northwest is located in Lincoln County (WY)
• Alpine
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Lincoln County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <5>
• Bone
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
  • Bone is located in Bonneville County
• Swan Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Valley
  • Swan Valley is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Valley <5>
• Alpine Northeast
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northeast
  • Alpine Northeast is located in Lincoln County (WY)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Herman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Herman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herman ...

Looking for more information about Herman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Herman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Herman.

Adding Herman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Herman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Herman post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bonneville County: www.co.bonneville.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/