Welcome to Heatherman ...
So far, we found very little information about Heatherman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Heatherman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Heatherman, please Contact Us.
Heatherman would have been located within present day Kanawha County<2>.
The location of Heatherman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Heatherman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Heatherman is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Heatherman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Heatherman still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.
Communities near Heatherman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heatherman.
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <6>
- Pratt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
- Falling Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Procious
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Youngs Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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 Heatherman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heatherman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heatherman. 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 Heatherman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heatherman. See our Newspapers Page for Heatherman.
Adding Heatherman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Heatherman 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 Heatherman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Heatherman post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Heatherman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Heatherman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heatherman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |