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Welcome to Heathville ...

Heathville is located in Jefferson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Heathville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Heathville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Heathville: (814)

Communities Also Named Heathville ...

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

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

Communities near Heathville ...

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

  • Clarion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Punxsutawney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
  • Reynoldsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sykesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
  • Falls Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
    • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <4>
  • New Bethlehem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rimersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
    • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <4>
  • Sligo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <4>
  • Big Run
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heathville ...

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

Adding Heathville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heathville post office opened in 1841.

We also found Heathville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heathville.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Jefferson, 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 Heathville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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