Herbert, Illinois

Herbert, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Herbert, Illinois is located in Illinois
Herbert, Illinois
Herbert, Illinois
Location within Illinois
Herbert, Illinois is located in the United States
Herbert, Illinois
Herbert, Illinois
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°09′17″N 88°46′34″W / 42.15472°N 88.77611°W / 42.15472; -88.77611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBoone
Elevation
[1]
873 ft (266 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes815 & 779
GNIS feature ID410090[1]

Herbert is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois, United States. Herbert is south of Belvidere and northwest of Genoa.

History

A post office was established in the town in 1886; it closed in 1913, reopened in 1923, and closed again in 1933.[2] The community was named for the son of a settler.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Herbert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ Krebs, C. E.; Teets, D. D. (1917). "Boone County". Journal of Geology. 25 (4): 397. Bibcode:1917JG.....25..397K. doi:10.1086/622489. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 83.
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