Welcome to Heath ...

Heath is located in Fergus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Heath is 4,410 feet [1,344 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Heath is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Heath lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Heath: (406)

Communities Also Named Heath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Heath - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Heath ...

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

• Lewistown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Forestgrove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
  • Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <4>
• Giltedge ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
  • Giltedge is located in Fergus County
• Lewistown Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
  • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
• Maiden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Maiden is located in Fergus County
• Glengarry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
  • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
• Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
  • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
• Hilger
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
  • Hilger is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <4>
• Moore
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <4>
• Grass Range
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
  • Grass Range is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <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 Heath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heath.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heath ...

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

Adding Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 for Heath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Heath post office opened in 1910.

We also found Heath on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heath.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heath. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/