Welcome to Herbster ...

Herbster is located in Bayfield County<1>.

The location of Herbster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herbster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Herbster is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Herbster: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities near Herbster ...

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

• Moquah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
• Washburn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• Bayfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
  • Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Cloverland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
• La Pointe
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
  • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
• Two Harbors
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Harbors
  • Two Harbors is located in Lake County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Harbors <5>
• Ashland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Benoit
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
• Delta
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Bayfield County
• Knife River
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Knife River is located in Lake County (MN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knife River <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herbster ...

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

Adding Herbster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herbster 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 Herbster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Herbster post office opened in 1895.

We also found Herbster on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herbster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/