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Welcome to Heman ...

Heman is located in Fremont County<1>.

Heman is 4,900 feet [1,494 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Heman is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Heman lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Heman: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Heman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Heman - they are located in Illinois and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Heman ...

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

  • Rexburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Anthony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sugar City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Menan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Menan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <4>
  • Teton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Edmonds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmonds is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Plano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Plano is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Wilford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilford is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heman ...

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

Adding Heman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heman 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 (so far) for Heman was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heman - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Heman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Heman 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.