Herald

History

Herald was developed in 1910 as a land speculation project of the Central California Traction Company alongside the expansion of the electric interurban railway from Stockton into Sacramento. The site was roughly half way between the two cities and at the line’s junction with the Southern Pacific’s Amador Branch. The developers understood that residents of the Herald "colony" would be dependent on supplies shipped via their new line. To encourage the sale of lots, the Traction Company built a demonstration farm at the proposed townsite and ran special excursion trains there for prospective buyers. The name “Herald” is a portmanteau of the first names of the railroad’s partial owner, Herbert Fleishhacker, and its President, Alden Anderson. Neighboring “Walmort” received a similar name, combining the names of the railroad’s former Secretary, Walter Anderson, and its partial owner, Mortimer Fleishhacker.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 7.9 square miles (20.5 km2), of which 99.72% is land and 0.28% is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Liberty Ranch High
  High · Galt · 1,004 students · 20.5:1 ratio
• Galt High
  High · Galt · 996 students · 22.1:1 ratio
• Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
  Middle · Galt · 746 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• River Oaks Elementary
  Elementary · Galt · 534 students · 21.4:1 ratio
• Lake Canyon Elementary
  Elementary · Galt · 511 students · 23.2:1 ratio
• Valley Oaks Elementary
  Elementary · Galt · 504 students · 24:1 ratio
• Vernon E. Greer Elementary
  Elementary · Galt · 501 students · 22.8:1 ratio
• Arcohe Elementary
  Elementary · Herald · 491 students · 21.3:1 ratio