Welcome to Herbert ...

Herbert is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Herbert is 5,590 feet [1,704 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Herbert is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Herbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Herbert - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Herbert ...

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

• Rexburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <5>
• Rigby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <5>
• Saint Anthony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
  • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <5>
• Iona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <5>
• Sugar City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <5>
• Ucon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
  • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <5>
• Menan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
• Teton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
  • Teton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <5>
• Ririe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
  • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <5>
• Lewisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <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 Herbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herbert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herbert ...

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

Adding Herbert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Herbert post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/