Welcome to Heizer ...

Heizer is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heizer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Heizer is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Heizer: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Heizer ...

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

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

Communities near Heizer ...

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

• Charleston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Hurricane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Nitro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Ripley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Winfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Eleanor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
• Buffalo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <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 Heizer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heizer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heizer ...

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

Adding Heizer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heizer post office opened in 1904.

We also found Heizer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heizer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/