In the early settlement of Morgan County, Solomon Dunegan may have been the first permanent settler in the area of Herbemont. Dunegan was a Baptist minister from South Carolina and bought land in Ashland Township in 1826. This land was later sold to the Wilhite family, and by 1884 was part of the Thomas Wilhite Farm.

     Joshua Wilhite bought land and settled in the area around 1830. He was joined by Noah Wilhite, Russell Wilhite, Tamech Wilhite, Joel Kivett, Arron Kivett, George Brown, N.B. Brown, and John Brown, who also bought land in the 1830s.

     The Herbemont Post Office opened on July 16, 1873. The Postmasters were: Gordon, Snoddy, Fowler, McCurdy, Smith, and Murphy.

     By 1884, Elvis and L.V. Fowler are recorded as merchants in Herbemont. Elvis is listed as one of the original landowners in Brown Township. The Fowlers also ran the local sabbath school and are recorded as attending the Poplar Grove Church in the 1890s.

     Eli Kivett is also reported to have had a store and post office in Herbemont at one time.

     The post office closed on September 15, 1905 and by 1988 the village was gone.

     The, "People's Guide and Directory," of Morgan County recorded the following list of persons living in or near Herbemont in 1874.

BROWN, WILLIAM, sawmiller, born in Morgan County, 1853. BROWN, A.J., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1842. COSTIN, M.A., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1836. DAWSON, N.M., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1835. DIXON, T.H., lumber, born in Morgan County, 1840. FOWLER, ELVIS, of the firm of Fowler and Brother, merchant, born in North Carolina, 1831. FOWLER, L.V., of the firm of Fowler and Brother, merchant, born in Morgan County, 1837. HANCOCK, ALONZO, farmer, born in Indiana, 1850. LACY, JESSE, farmer, born in Morgan County, 1846. MOSIER, JOHN T., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1851. MANNAN, E.W., born in Morgan County, 1839.

SMITH, W.H., farmer and huckster, born in Morgan County, 1846. SUMMERS, GEORGE T., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1844. SHAKE, WILLIAM A., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1841. WILSON, JEREMIAH, farmer, born in Indiana, 1836. WILHITE, MICHAEL, farmer, born in Kentucky, 1826. WILHITE, JOHN R., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1851. WILHITE, JACOB, farmer, born in Morgan County, 1849. WILHITE, ELIJAH, born in Kentucky, 1825. WILHITE, JOSHUA, farmer, born in Kentucky, 1825. WILHITE, E.L., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1825. YAGER, JAMES T., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1842.