Hermansville, MI

Hermansville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Meyer Township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 509 residents. The community formed around the defunct Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company as a company town. The company's former headquarters is open as the IXL Historical Museum. The through line in Hermansville is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Hermansville makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. US Highway 2 passes through the north edge of the community. Meyer of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, who built and operated a saw and shingle mill utilizing the abundant native cedar and pine growing in the area. The community was named for the son of the original owner of the town site.