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Welcome to Heather Glen ...

Heather Glen is located in Placer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Heather Glen: Heather Gln.

Heather Glen is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Heather Glen lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Heather Glen: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Heather Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Heather Glen - they are located in North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Heather Glen ...

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

  • Lincoln
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grass Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Loomis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Colfax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lake of the Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
  • Bowman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Yankee Jims
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heather Glen ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heather Glen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Heather Glen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Heather Glen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.