Welcome to Heart Prairie ...
Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County<1>.
The location of Heart Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Heart Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
A typical abbreviation for Heart Prairie: Heart Pr.
Heart Prairie is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Heart Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Heart Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heart Prairie.
- Janesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Fort Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Delavan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Mukwonago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Lake Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
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 Heart Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heart Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heart Prairie. 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 Heart Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heart Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Heart Prairie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heart Prairie ...
Looking for more information about Heart Prairie? 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 Heart Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heart Prairie.
Adding Heart Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Heart Prairie 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 Heart Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Heart Prairie post office opened in 1840.
We also found Heart Prairie in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Heart Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heart Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Walworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heart Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |