The Village of Hersey
Hersey is a village in Osceola County in the U.S.
State of Michigan. It was first settled by fur trapper
Nathan Hersey. Led by lumber baron D.A. Blodgett,
the town boomed during the lumber days and boasted
two hotels, three saloons and several stores by the late
1800’s. The last of these stores, the Hersey General
Store founded in 1869, was lost to fire on Labor Day
2008. The Hersey Congregational Church was
organized June 25, 1870, with the congregation's iconic
building being completed in 1874 at a cost of just $3,000.
Hersey's population was 374 at the 2000 census. The
village is located within Hersey Township. Since the
loss of the General Store and the closing of the Hersey
Party Store in Summer 2009, the commercial district
consists of a lone United States Post Office. The
beautiful Pere-Marquette Rails-to-Trails are paved
to Reed City to the west and Evart to the east. The
village is sited near the meeting of the Hersey and
Muskegon Rivers, two of the best trout streams in the
state of Michigan. The citizens of Hersey celebrate
Hersey Heritage Days the first weekend of June, and
during the late Summer and early Fall a local family
hosts the Hersey Farmer's Market on their Main
Street property on Wednesday afternoon's.
Hersey is a village in Osceola County in the U.S.
State of Michigan. It was first settled by fur trapper
Nathan Hersey. Led by lumber baron D.A. Blodgett,
the town boomed during the lumber days and boasted
two hotels, three saloons and several stores by the late
1800’s. The last of these stores, the Hersey General
Store founded in 1869, was lost to fire on Labor Day
2008. The Hersey Congregational Church was
organized June 25, 1870, with the congregation's iconic
building being completed in 1874 at a cost of just $3,000.
Hersey's population was 374 at the 2000 census. The
village is located within Hersey Township. Since the
loss of the General Store and the closing of the Hersey
Party Store in Summer 2009, the commercial district
consists of a lone United States Post Office. The
beautiful Pere-Marquette Rails-to-Trails are paved
to Reed City to the west and Evart to the east. The
village is sited near the meeting of the Hersey and
Muskegon Rivers, two of the best trout streams in the
state of Michigan. The citizens of Hersey celebrate
Hersey Heritage Days the first weekend of June, and
during the late Summer and early Fall a local family
hosts the Hersey Farmer's Market on their Main
Street property on Wednesday afternoon's.
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