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History · Herron Island

Half of Herron Island’s homes were built after 1978

Most of Herron Island was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1938 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Herron Island’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Herron Island are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Herron Island’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story

How Herron Island came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Herron Island.

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Herron Island was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, to honor Lewis Herron, the expedition's cooper.

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Herron Island on the map, 1938 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Herron Island. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Herron Island on the 1938 USGS mapHerron Island on the 1953 USGS mapHerron Island on the 1968 USGS mapHerron Island on the 1990 USGS map1938Allyn sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Herron Island.

Famous people

Famous people close to Herron Island

Nobody well known was born in Herron Island itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Karol KennedyAmerican pair skater · b. 1932
Richard FiskeActor · b. 1915
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Stuart HawkinsAmerican soccer player · b. 2006
Andrea GeubelleAmerican long and triple jumper · b. 1991
Austin Seferian-JenkinsAmerican football player · b. 1992
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Kaitlyn SavageAmerican soccer player · b. 1990

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Sources

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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.