Welcome to Herrick ...

Herrick is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Herrick is located in Shoshone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herrick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Herrick is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Herrick is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Herrick lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Herrick (for example, toward Superior (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

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

Communities Also Named Herrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Herrick - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan (2), Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Utah.

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

Communities near Herrick ...

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

• Kellogg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <5>
• Pinehurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <5>
• Osburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <5>
• Wallace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
• Mullan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <5>
• Smelterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <5>
• Wardner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
  • Wardner is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <5>
• Avery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Avery is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <5>
• Silverton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Emerald Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
  • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herrick ...

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

Adding Herrick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Herrick post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herrick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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