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Welcome to Horse Heaven ...

Horse Heaven is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horse Heaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Horse Heaven is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Horse Heaven lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Horse Heaven: 509

Communities Also Named Horse Heaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Horse Heaven - they are located in Connecticut and Oregon.

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

Communities near Horse Heaven ...

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

  • Richland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Richland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Umatilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
    • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <3>
  • Prosser
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boardman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Morrow County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <3>
  • Benton City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Irrigon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
    • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <3>
  • Paterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Benton County
  • Power City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
    • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Heaven ...

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

Adding Horse Heaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horse Heaven in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Horse Heaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Horse Heaven post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horse Heaven.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horse Heaven - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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