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Welcome to Herrings ...

The village of Herrings is located in Jefferson County<1>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Herrings had a population of 90 people.<2> (see below for details).

Herrings is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Herrings: 315 & 680<4>

Communities Also Named Herrings ...

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

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

Communities near Herrings ...

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

  • Watertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lowville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Black River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Philadelphia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brownville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Dexter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Copenhagen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Theresa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Antwerp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrisville
    (18 miles [29 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 Herrings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herrings.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herrings ...

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

Adding Herrings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herrings 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 Herrings was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herrings.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, 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 Herrings.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Herrings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Herrings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Herrings area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.