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Welcome to Heyburn ...

Heyburn is located in Creek County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Heyburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Heyburn is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Heyburn: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Heyburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Heyburn - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Heyburn ...

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

  • Jenks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Jenks is located in Tulsa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenks <5>
  • Sapulpa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Sand Springs is located in Tulsa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <5>
  • Glenpool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenpool
    • Glenpool is located in Tulsa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenpool <5>
  • Bristow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannford
    • Mannford is located in Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannford <5>
  • Drumright
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
    • Drumright is located in Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <5>
  • Kiefer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiefer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiefer
    • Kiefer is located in Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiefer <5>
  • Mounds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
    • Mounds is located in Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds <5>
  • Beggs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
    • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <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 Heyburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heyburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heyburn ...

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

Adding Heyburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heyburn 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 Heyburn was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heyburn.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Creek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heyburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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