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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Heatherman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Heatherman was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Heatherman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heatherman.
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pratt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bomont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Falling Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Wellford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Procious
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
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 (so far) for Heatherman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Heatherman post office opened in 1904. The Heatherman post office closed in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Heatherman.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Heatherman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Heatherman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Heatherman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |