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Welcome to Hermansville ...

Hermansville is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Hermansville is located in Menominee County<1>.

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

Hermansville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hermansville (for example, toward Escanaba), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hermansville: 906

The ZIP code for Hermansville: 49847<3>

Communities near Hermansville ...

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

  • Norway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
  • Niagara
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Powers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Daggett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spalding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
  • Blom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
  • Faithorn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Faithorn is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
  • Nadeau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
  • Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hermansville ...

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

Adding Hermansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hermansville 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 Hermansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hermansville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hermansville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hermansville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hermansville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/