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 altitude 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
- New Leipzig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Leipzig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Leipzig
- New Leipzig is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Leipzig <4>
- Leith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
- Lark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <4>
- Saint Gertrude
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
- Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County
- Flasher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flasher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flasher
- Flasher is located in Morton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flasher <4>
- Almont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Almont is located in Morton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <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 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 for Heil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Heil post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Heil.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |