Welcome to Heflin ...

Heflin is located in Johnston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heflin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Heflin is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Heflin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Heflin: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Heflin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Heflin: This one is located in Johnston County and the other is located in Nash County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 5 communities that are also named Heflin - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Heflin ...

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

• Wilson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Clayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Knightdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
• Smithfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Wendell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <5>
• Selma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Zebulon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Archer Lodge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Wilson's Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
• Pine Level
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heflin ...

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

Adding Heflin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heflin 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 Heflin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Heflin post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heflin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/