Welcome to Heather ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heather, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Heather is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Heather: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Heather ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Heather - they are located in Ontario (3), Oregon and Washington.

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

Communities near Heather ...

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

Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
Monroe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
Shelbina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbina is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <4>
La Belle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- La Belle is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <4>
Lewistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
Ewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <4>
Rensselaer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
Hunnewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heather ...

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

Adding Heather to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heather in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Heather was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Heather post office opened in 1901. The Heather post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heather.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heather - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Heather area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Heather 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.
<5>	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/