Welcome to Herring ...

Herring is located in Roger Mills County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Herring is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Herring: 580

Communities Also Named Herring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Herring - they are located in Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Herring ...

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

• Elk City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <4>
• Cheyenne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Hammon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
  • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <4>
• Canute
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Canute is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canute <4>
• Butler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Strong City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
  • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
• Carpenter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Custer County
• Berlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
• Roll
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
  • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
• Leedey
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedey
  • Leedey is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leedey <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herring ...

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

Adding Herring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Herring post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/