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Welcome to Heimdal ...

Heimdal is located in Wells County<1>.

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

Heimdal is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Heimdal: 701

Communities near Heimdal ...

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

  • Harvey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fessenden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maddock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Esmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cathay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bremen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Selz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Selz is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Isabel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heimdal ...

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

Adding Heimdal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heimdal post office opened in 1910. The Heimdal post office closed in 1991.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heimdal.

Footnotes ...

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