Welcome to Heyser ...

Heyser is located on the Gulf Coast.

Heyser is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heyser, 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 ?.

Heyser is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Heyser: (361)

Communities near Heyser ...

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

• Victoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Victoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
• Port Lavaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lavaca
  • Port Lavaca is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Lavaca <4>
• Seadrift
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seadrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seadrift
  • Seadrift is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seadrift <4>
• Point Comfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <4>
• Austwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell
  • Austwell is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austwell <4>
• Bloomington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Placedo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
  • Placedo is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <4>
• Long Mott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Mott
  • Long Mott is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Mott <4>
• Dacosta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
  • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
• Tivoli
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Refugio County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <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 Heyser. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heyser.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heyser ...

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

Adding Heyser to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heyser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.tisd.net/~calhoun/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/