Welcome to Heun ...

Heun is located in Colfax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heun, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Heun is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Heun: (402) & (531)<4>

Communities near Heun ...

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

• Schuyler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
  • Schuyler is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <5>
• North Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <5>
• Scribner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Scribner is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scribner <5>
• Clarkson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <5>
• Dodge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dodge is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <5>
• Howells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Howells is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <5>
• Leigh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh
  • Leigh is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leigh <5>
• Snyder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <5>
• Creston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
• Morse Bluff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
  • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heun ...

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

Adding Heun to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heun.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colfax County: www.colfaxcounty.ne.gov/

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