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Welcome to Heil ...

Heil is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Heil is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Heil is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Heil (for example, toward Flasher), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Heil: 701

Communities near Heil ...

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

  • Elgin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Carson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Leipzig
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Leith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leith is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Lark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lark is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
  • Raleigh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Saint Gertrude
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
  • Flasher
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Almont
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heil ...

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

Adding Heil to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heil post office opened in 1911. The Heil post office closed in 1981.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heil.

Footnotes ...

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