Welcome to Heatwole ...

Heatwole is located in McLeod County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heatwole, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Heatwole is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Heatwole: (320)

Communities near Heatwole ...

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

• Hutchinson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <4>
• Glencoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Cokato
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokato
  • Cokato is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokato <4>
• Winsted
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
  • Winsted is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <4>
• Lester Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
  • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <4>
• Dassel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dassel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel
  • Dassel is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dassel <4>
• Hector
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
• Silver Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
• Brownton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
  • Brownton is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <4>
• Buffalo Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake
  • Buffalo Lake is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Lake <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 Heatwole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heatwole.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heatwole ...

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

Adding Heatwole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heatwole post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heatwole.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLeod County: www.co.mcleod.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/