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Village · Washington County · Population 247 (2020 census) · ZIP 68029 · Founded 1871 · Peak population 427 (1940)

About Herman

Herman is a village of 247 on US 75, its Main Street, in northern Washington County, about 10 miles north of Blair and 7 miles south of Tekamah. It has Herman Grain, the fire hall and the Herman Cemetery; students attend Tekamah-Herman schools.

History

Herman took over from Cuming City, a territorial town founded in 1854 whose post office was renamed Herman in January 1872. The town was laid out in 1871 on the Omaha & Northwestern railroad and named for Samuel Herman, a conductor on the line; the rails reached it in 1872. By 1881 it had about 150 people, general stores, a hotel and a busy trade in hay, grain and livestock.

A tornado on June 13, 1899, destroyed the business district and killed 13 people; the town rebuilt, and for a time had the largest department store of any Nebraska town its size. The population peaked at 427 in 1940. The railroad was abandoned in 1980. Herman celebrated its 150th year in 2021, and Herman Days, with a parade and town-wide garage sale, is held in early to mid September.

Highways and trails through Herman

Route	One way	Other way
US 75Main Street	North to Tekamah (about 7 mi)	South to Blair (about 10 mi) and Omaha

Nearby towns

Tekamah	about 7 mi north	US 75
Spiker	about 7 mi southwest	County roads
Orum	about 9 mi south-southwest	County roads
Blair	about 10 mi south	US 75
Craig	about 13 mi northwest	County roads and NE 32
Cuming City	about 6 mi south	US 75

Things to see

Cuming City Cemetery and prairie preserve, about 6 mi south off US 75 · Herman Cemetery · the Spiker site, about 7 mi southwest

Schools and health care

Schools: Tekamah-Herman Community Schools (both buildings in Tekamah)

Health care: No clinic; Cottonwood Clinic, Tekamah; nearest hospital Memorial Community Hospital, Blair (about 10 mi)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); History Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Nebraska Department of Transportation route mileposts. Distances marked "about" are estimates.