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Welcome to Heman ...

Heman is located in Macon County<1>.

Heman is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Heman: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Heman ...

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

  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Zion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forsyth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maroa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pulaski
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harristown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Long Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Macon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macon, 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Heman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. 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.