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Welcome to Heiberg ...

Heiberg is located in Norman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heiberg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Heiberg is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Heiberg: 218

Communities near Heiberg ...

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

  • Ada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ada is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
  • Mahnomen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fertile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ulen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Waubun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Felton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Borup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Borup is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Bejou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Faith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heiberg ...

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

Adding Heiberg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heiberg post office opened in 1888. The Heiberg post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heiberg.

Footnotes ...

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