Country United States County Grant ZIP code 46953 Elevation 261 m Local time Thursday 10:32 PM | State Indiana Township Franklin FIPS code 18-33178 Area 3.38 km² Population 112 (2010) | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Herbst is an unincorporated census-designated place in Franklin Township, Grant County, Indiana, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 112.
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Map of Herbst, Franklin Township, IN 46953, USA
History
A post office was established at Herbst in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1962. August H. Herbst served as the first postmaster.
Geography
Herbst is located in western Grant County at 40°30′53″N 85°47′14″W. It is 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Marion, the county seat, and 2 miles (3 km) east of Swayzee.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Herbst CDP has an area of 1.31 square miles (3.38 km2), all of it land.
References
Herbst, Indiana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA