Welcome to Heman ...

Heman is located in Fremont County<1>.

The location of Heman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Heman is 4,900 feet [1,494 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Heman is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Heman lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Heman: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Heman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Heman - they are located in Illinois and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Heman.

Communities near Heman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heman.

• Rexburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <5>
• Saint Anthony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
  • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <5>
• Sugar City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <5>
• Ashton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Ashton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <5>
• Menan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
• Teton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
  • Teton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <5>
• Newdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
  • Newdale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <5>
• Edmonds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Edmonds is located in Madison County
• Plano
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Madison County
• Wilford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford
  • Wilford is located in Fremont County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Heman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heman. See our Newspapers Page for Heman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heman ...

Looking for more information about Heman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Heman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heman.

Adding Heman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Heman was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/