Herbst, IN

Herbst is an unincorporated census-designated place in Franklin Township, Grant County, Indiana, in the United States. The 2020 census counted 99 residents. A post office was established at Herbst in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1962. Herbst served as the first postmaster. Herbst's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Indiana setting. The local scoop is how Herbst's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Herbst is located in western Grant County 9 miles southwest of Marion, the county seat, and 2 miles east of Swayzee.