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Welcome to North Heath ...

North Heath is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Heath, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for North Heath: N. Heath

North Heath is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Heath ...

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

  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Adams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brattleboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Montague
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Williamstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Deerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinsdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>
  • Cheshire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Northfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 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 North Heath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Heath.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Heath ...

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

Adding North Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Heath post office opened in 1833. The North Heath post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Heath.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Heath - 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/