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Welcome to Heijahs Town ...

So far, we found very little information about Heijahs Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Heijahs Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Heijahs Town, please Contact Us.

Heijahs Town would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Heijahs Town is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Heijahs Town was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Heijahs Town was located: 352

Communities near Heijahs Town ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ocala
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <4>
  • Williston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hawthorne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Micanopy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Reddick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McIntosh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Heijahs Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heijahs Town - 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.