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History · Herreid

Herreid’s post office opened in 1901, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Herreid began

When was Herreid founded?

1901

The Herreid post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 416125 years
Founding year: the first Herreid post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Herreid, in brief

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Herreid is a city in Campbell County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 416 at the 2020 census. Herreid was under consideration to be named "Campa" for a time, however settlers considered other options. On August 26, 1901, Herreid was founded as a village. On September 13, 1901, the official plat was recorded. Herreid was laid out in 1901 when a branch of the Soo Line reached the city, and named after Charles N. Herreid, fourth Governor of South Dakota.

Its first post office opened in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 438 to 416 (-5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Herreid, 1901 to 1957

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1901Post officeThe Herreid post office opens
  3. 1946Born hereRandy Seiler is born here
  4. 1957Born hereDick Werner is born here
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Herreid, decade by decade

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Herreid

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Dick WernerAmerican politician · b. 1957
Randy SeilerAmerican lawyer · b. 1946

Questions about Herreid’s history

What year was Herreid founded?

The Herreid post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.