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Welcome to Heman ...

Heman is located in Woods County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Heman is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Heman: 580

Communities Also Named Heman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Heman - they are located in Idaho and Illinois.

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

Communities near Heman ...

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

  • Mooreland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynoka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
    • Waynoka is located in Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <3>
  • Freedom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
  • Quinlan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
    • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
  • Avard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
    • Avard is located in Woods County
  • Curtis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
  • Hopeton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Phroso ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
    • Phroso is located in Major County
  • Chester
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heman ...

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

Adding Heman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heman 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 Heman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Heman in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Heman post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heman - 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>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/