Welcome to Heath ...

Heath is located in McCracken County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Heath is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Heath lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Heath: (270)

Communities Also Named Heath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Heath - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Heath ...

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

• Paducah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Metropolis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <4>
• La Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <4>
• Brookport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Bardwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
  • Bardwell is located in Carlisle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <4>
• Wickliffe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
  • Wickliffe is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <4>
• Barlow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
• Kevil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
  • Kevil is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
• Lone Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Karnak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
  • Karnak is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <4>

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 Heath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heath.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heath. 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 Heath.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heath ...

Looking for more information about Heath? 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 Heath, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heath.

Adding Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heath 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 Heath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Heath post office opened in 1898.

We also found Heath on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heath.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McCracken County: www.co.mccracken.ky.us/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/