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Welcome to Headlee ...

Headlee is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Headlee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Headlee is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Headlee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Headlee (for example, toward Rensselaer), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Headlee ...

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

  • Logansport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winamac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Monon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Royal Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Francesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kewanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Medaryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalmers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalmers is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 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 Headlee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Headlee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Headlee ...

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

Adding Headlee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Headlee 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 Headlee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Headlee post office opened in 1877. The Headlee post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Headlee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Headlee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/