Welcome to Herkimer ...

Herkimer is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herkimer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

When the people of Herkimer refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Herkimerite<3>

Herkimer is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Herkimer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Herkimer: (785)

Communities Also Named Herkimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Herkimer - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Herkimer ...

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

• Marysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Wymore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
  • Wymore is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <5>
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Blue Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
  • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <5>
• Hanover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Waterville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Blue Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
• Greenleaf
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <5>
• Odell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Diller
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <5>

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 Herkimer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herkimer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Herkimer. 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 Herkimer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Herkimer. See our Newspapers Page for Herkimer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herkimer ...

Looking for more information about Herkimer? 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 Herkimer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Herkimer.

Adding Herkimer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herkimer 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 Herkimer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Herkimer post office opened in 1878.

We also found Herkimer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herkimer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/