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Welcome to Herrington ...

Herrington is located in Ottawa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Herrington is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Herrington: 616

Communities Also Named Herrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Herrington - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Herrington ...

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

  • Grand Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Kentwood is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <3>
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
  • Grandville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • East Grand Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
  • Zeeland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herrington ...

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

Adding Herrington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Herrington post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herrington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Herrington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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