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Welcome to Hersey ...

Hersey is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hersey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hersey has a population of 75 people<2> (see below for details).

Hersey is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hersey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hersey (for example, toward Woodstock (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Hersey: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hersey had an population of 75 people. This is a decrease of 9.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hersey had a population of 83 people. This makes Hersey the county's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 83 people, the population of Hersey increased 31.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 63 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hersey.

Communities Also Named Hersey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hersey - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hersey ...

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

  • Patten
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sherman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Island Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Stacyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Merrill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrill is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Crystal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Dyer Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hersey ...

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

Adding Hersey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hersey 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 (so far) for Hersey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hersey post office opened in 1889. The Hersey post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hersey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hersey.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hersey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/