Welcome to Heist ...
So far, we found very little information about Heist. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Heist to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Heist, please Contact Us.
Heist would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Heist, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Heist is 5,300 feet [1,615 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Heist is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Heist was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Heist and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The Area Code where Heist was located: 435
Communities near Heist ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heist.
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Desert Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Desert Springs is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Springs
- Modena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yale Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yale Crossing is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Crossing
- Beryl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Fay ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fay is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Stateline ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stateline is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateline
- Beryl Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl Junction is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl Junction
- Uvada ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uvada is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvada
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 Heist. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heist.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heist. 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 Heist.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heist. See our Newspapers Page for Heist.
Adding Heist to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Heist 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 Heist was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Heist post office opened in 1913. The Heist post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Heist.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Heist, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heist - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |