Welcome to Heath ...

Heath is located in Belmont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Heath is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Heath lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Heath is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Heath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Heath: This one is located in Belmont County and the other is located in Licking County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 22 communities that are also named Heath - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Heath.

Communities near Heath ...

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

• Wheeling
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Moundsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Saint Clairsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
• Bellaire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Bethlehem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• Bridgeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• McMechen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <4>
• Powhatan Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <4>
• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <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 Heath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heath.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heath ...

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

Adding Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heath in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Heath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Heath post office opened in 1884.

We also found Heath in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heath.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/