Welcome to Heaton ...

Heaton is located in Wells County<1>.

The location of Heaton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Heaton is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Heaton: (701)

Communities Also Named Heaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Heaton - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Heaton ...

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

• Carrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
  • Carrington is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrington <4>
• Fessenden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
  • Fessenden is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <4>
• Bowdon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
• Sykeston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykeston
  • Sykeston is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykeston <4>
• Hurdsfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
  • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <4>
• Cathay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
  • Cathay is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <4>
• Hamberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <4>
• Chaseley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseley
  • Chaseley is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaseley <4>
• Bremen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Guptill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
  • Guptill is located in Foster County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heaton ...

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

Adding Heaton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heaton 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 Heaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Heaton post office opened in 1903.

We also found Heaton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heaton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/