Welcome to Herrell ...

So far, we found very little information about Herrell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Herrell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Herrell, please Contact Us.

Herrell would have been located within present day Mitchell County<2>.

The location of Herrell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herrell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Herrell is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Herrell is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Herrell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Herrell once stood is in the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Herrell ...

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

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

Communities near Herrell ...

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

• East Ridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Shell Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Erwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
• Unicoi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <5>
• Woodby Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Spruce Pine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <5>
• Burnsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
• Banner Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
  • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
• Roan Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan Mountain
  • Roan Mountain is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roan Mountain <5>
• Ernestville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
  • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people

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

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

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

Adding Herrell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herrell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Herrell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Herrell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herrell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/