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Welcome to Heilman ...

Heilman is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heilman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Heilman is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Heilman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Heilman - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Heilman ...

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

  • Indiana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Burrell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnold
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittanning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brackenridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leechburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heilman ...

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

Adding Heilman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heilman post office opened in 1897. The Heilman post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heilman.

Footnotes ...

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