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Welcome to Heaton ...

Heaton is located in Vermilion County<1>.

Heaton is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Heaton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Heaton (for example, toward Pine Village (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Heaton: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Heaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Heaton - they are located in Arizona, Indiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Heaton ...

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

  • Danville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hoopeston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Attica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Attica is located in Fountain County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
  • Williamsport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Cissna Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Boswell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 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 Heaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heaton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heaton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heaton - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Heaton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Heaton 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.