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Welcome to Heidenheimer ...

Heidenheimer is located

Heidenheimer is located in Bell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heidenheimer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Heidenheimer is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Heidenheimer: 254

The ZIP code for Heidenheimer: 76533<3>

Websites for Heidenheimer ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities near Heidenheimer ...

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

  • Temple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nolanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Salado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Little River Academy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Bartlett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosebud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heidenheimer ...

Looking for more information about Heidenheimer? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Heidenheimer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Heidenheimer.

Adding Heidenheimer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heidenheimer 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 Heidenheimer was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heidenheimer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heidenheimer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Heidenheimer). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Heidenheimer or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.