Welcome to Heffron ...

Heffron is primarily located in Portage County<1>. A portion of Heffron extends into Waushara County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heffron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Heffron is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Heffron: 715 & 534<3>

Communities near Heffron ...

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

• Plover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Plover is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
• Waupaca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
• Wautoma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
• Redgranite
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
• Weyauwega
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
• Amherst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Amherst is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
• Plainfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
• Wild Rose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
• Coloma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Coloma is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Almond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Almond is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 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 Heffron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heffron.

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

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

Adding Heffron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heffron 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 Heffron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Heffron post office opened in 1901. The Heffron post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heffron.