Welcome to Heil School (aka 'Hecla') ...

So far, we found very little information about Heil School. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Heil School to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Heil School, please Contact Us.

Heil School would have been located within present day Hooker County<2>.

Heil School was settled in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Heil School is 3,390 feet [1,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Heil School is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Heil School was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The location where Heil School once stood is in the (308) area code.

The community of Heil School has also been called Hecla.

Communities near Heil School ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Heil School.

Mullen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
- Mullen is located in Hooker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullen <4>
Whitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Whitman is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitman <4>
Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Thomas County
- Estimated population in 2015: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
Hyannis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyannis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
- Hyannis is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyannis <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Heil School. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heil School.

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

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

Adding Heil School to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heil School 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 School was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heil School.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hooker County: www.co.hooker.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Heil School, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Hooker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heil School - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.