Welcome to Herrick ...

The town of Herrick is located in Gregory County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Herrick: HAYR-ik<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herrick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Herrick has a population of 103 people<4> (see below for details).

Herrick is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Herrick is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Herrick lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Herrick had an population of 103 people. This is a decrease of 1.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Herrick had a population of 105 people. This makes Herrick the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Herrick represents 0.01% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 304th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 105 people, the population of Herrick has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 105 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Herrick.

Communities Also Named Herrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Herrick - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan (2), Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Herrick ...

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

• Gregory
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
• Burke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <6>
• Bonesteel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
  • Bonesteel is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <6>
• East Gregory
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
  • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
• Dallas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Fairfax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
• Saint Charles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Gregory County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <6>
• Naper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
  • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <6>
• Mills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
  • Mills is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <6>
• Dustin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herrick ...

Looking for more information about Herrick? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Herrick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Herrick.

Adding Herrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herrick 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 Herrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Herrick post office opened in 1904.

We also found Herrick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herrick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/