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Welcome to Hersey ...

Hersey is located in Saint Croix County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hersey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Hersey is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hersey: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Hersey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hersey - they are located in Maine and Michigan.

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

Communities near Hersey ...

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

  • Menomonie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Roberts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hammond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
    • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Boyceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hersey ...

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

Adding Hersey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hersey post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hersey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Saint Croix, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hersey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Hersey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Hersey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/